Sick of hearing about Detroit? The city is everywhere, in the news, in two shows at the National Building Museum in Washington, now featured in a best-selling book out only a few weeks. We’re heard about the city’s decline forever. Shouldn’t we just forget it? I don’t think so. What happens in Detroit in the … Continue reading Detroit “Finacial Crisis” Worth Watching…
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In Camden, Fighting the Good Fight is not Enough
The Inquirer’s Claudia Vargas has published today a wrenching tale of the continued struggle to make do in Camden, now almost universally referred to in the press both as the nation’s poorest and most dangerous city. The essay attracted the usual negativism from Internet boobirds blaming either the poor for their own predicament or … Continue reading In Camden, Fighting the Good Fight is not Enough…
Camden Haven in a Storm Threatened by Tone Deaf Christie Administration
In the months following hurricane Sandy, Governor Christie basked in the attention he received for caring about the victims of the storm. The storm brewing on the Delaware River in the City of Camden—a murder rate of epic proportions—received nothing but a cloak of silence from Trenton. In the new year, the Christie … Continue reading Camden Haven in a Storm Threatened by Tone Deaf Christie Administration…
Marking Camden’s Latest Tragedy
We have all seen them along the highways: crosses marking the loss of a loved one. As we speed by, we are momentarily reminded of the fragility of life, the sorrows that flow from loss, the desperate effort to remember. Were such emblems planted where homicide ended lives in Camden in 2012, they would … Continue reading Marking Camden’s Latest Tragedy…
Romney Thwarted in Effort to Integrate Segregated Neighborhoods
Before expressing your disbelief, let me assure you I am talking about George Romney, not Mitt. In this case, it’s not just the son that was not like the father. According to a report today from ProPublica, the investigative reporting site, George Romney’s policy as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to deny water, sewer … Continue reading Romney Thwarted in Effort to Integrate Segregated Neighborhoods…
So it’s Ryan over Christie: Now What?
Now that Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate, the question naturally arises in New Jersey: would he have done better with Chris Christie on his ticket? And if so, why pass him over for the polarizing Ryan? The answer to the first question is undoubtedly yes, on paper at least. … Continue reading So it’s Ryan over Christie: Now What?…