Let’s hope that this time, it’s for real. A recent visit to the two-block area in north St. Louis, known as the 14th Street
National security strategy with a progressive twist
The Obama administration’s new 2010 National Security Strategy—unveiled on May 27—is getting good reviews, plus some caveats, from progressive organizations. “The plan is grounded
What acknowledging our mistakes looks like (in case we don’t know)
One of the best things that has happened to politicians over the past year is that several individuals in the worlds of sports and
New rules for fighting hunger in the US
“Nearly one in four people in St. Louis, Mo., lives in poverty — a rate twice the national average. In a state that’s 67
Progressive Republican’s key role in Watergate probe
NOTE: Today, June 17, 2010, is the thirty-eighth anniversary of the Watergate break-in. We have to give Richard Nixon some credit; his disregard for
Bicycles help educate girls in Zambia
In the US, living 10 miles from school means riding a school bus or organizing a car pool. In many African countries, it means
Let’s put math and geography ahead of football
I’ve always been amused by the term “scholar-athlete.” Many players on college sports teams are accomplished athletes who are “scholars” in the sense that
In going green, failure leads to success
Success in going green will require failures first, as it did in the development of information technology.
On the waterfront with Robert Criss
Bob Criss doesn’t claim to walk on water, but on a walk over the water, he has a lot to say about current [pun
Why does Haiti have it so bad?
The economic disparity between Haiti and its island-sharing neighbor, the Dominican Republic, is a question I’ve wondered about a lot since the devastating earthquake