How does living near urban green space affect your life satisfaction? Art Markman Ph.D I have been lucky enough to live in Austin, Texas for the past 15 years. One…
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Hiring More Police Is Not the Solution
By Jeff Thomas New Orleans is really about the number 85. First one: 85% of eligible African American men in NOLA do not own homes. The bedazzlingly incompetent Mayor Mitch…
Sheriff Normand is a National Disgrace
By Jeff Thomas That a white sheriff in the deep south feels empowered and emboldened to derisively and condescendingly speak to the African American community that dared question his actions…
Stop Gentrification in NOLA
Gentrification – the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that displaces poorer residents – is in full swing in New…
Charter Schools and High Quality Schools
By Philip White As this country is gratefully approaching the end of the 2016 presidential campaign, a national down ballot issue rages on – the battle for control of k-12…
Stop Gentrification in New Orleans
By Jeff Thomas Gentrification – the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that displaces poorer residents – is in full…