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Detroit: A New American Frontier Detroit: A New American Frontier
by Aaron M. Renn
For those seeking out an alternative vision of urban success, with new and innovative ideas about what the city of tomorrow should be, Detroit may offer the ultimate arena.
“God is What Happens When Humanity is Connected” “God is What Happens When Humanity is Connected”
Jim Gilliam: Why the Internet is my religion.
To Save Our Cities, Put Children First To Save Our Cities, Put Children First
by Jason McLennan
What’s the universal design principle that can make our cities great? Kid-friendliness, says architect Jason McLennan.
Righting Wrongs the Maori Way Righting Wrongs the Maori Way
by Allan MacRae, Howard Zehr
Instead of prison, New Zealand chooses restorative justice and community problem-solving.
White Roofs Project Helps NYC Beat The Heat White Roofs Project Helps NYC Beat The Heat
by Beth Buczynski
New York activists are on a mission to paint the Big Apple (and then the rest of the country) white to reduce energy waste.
School of Second Chances School of Second Chances
by Carol Estes
Inmates who get an education are less likely to reoffend when they're released. So why are prison education programs getting cut?
Rehabilitation, Not Punishment: A Better Solution to Crime Rehabilitation, Not Punishment: A Better Solution to Crime
Video: Sarah van Gelder, co-founder and executive editor of YES! Magazine, discusses the innovative approach to crime used in Hawaii’s only women’s prison.
A Simple Idea to Transform the Life of Our Cities A Simple Idea to Transform the Life of Our Cities
by Jay Walljasper
Even a short stretch of car-free pavement empowers pedestrians to realize the road belongs to them, too
Recipes for Recovery Recipes for Recovery
by James Tracy
Ex-cons show each other the way out at San Francisco's Delancey Street.
Building a Resilient Congregation Building a Resilient Congregation
by Sarah Byrnes
Religious congregations are embracing a new role: economic support groups.
Life in a Local Living Economy Life in a Local Living Economy
Video: How Bellingham, Washington keeps it local.
Planting Seeds of Hope: How Sustainable Activism Transformed Detroit Planting Seeds of Hope: How Sustainable Activism Transformed Detroit
by Grace Lee Boggs, Scott Kurashige
After the death throes of urban decay, what the Motor City can teach us about vision, community, and the power of movements.
Community Radio Powers Up Community Radio Powers Up
by Oliver Lazenby
A long-fought-for bill will add diversity to the dial and win back broadcast access for communities.
Census Data Shows More Multiracial Americans Census Data Shows More Multiracial Americans
by Oliver Lazenby
With nine million multiracial Americans, the nation has come a long way.
Why Punish Pain? Why Punish Pain?
by Gabor Maté
A hit of compassion could keep drugs from becoming a crime problem.
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