| Mar 5, 2014 | Peace / SecurityDo you remember Cory Remsburg? He’s the Army Ranger who received a standing ovation from Congress during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address a few weeks ago. Applause is nice, especially from such influential people. It sure beats those...
| Feb 5, 2014 | Rights / DemocracyUtah hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since LBJ’s landslide 50 years ago, but the Beehive State now stands at the cutting edge of one progressive policy. It’s on course to wipe out chronic homelessness, those without shelter for...
| Aug 21, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyIt’s so great — truly heartwarming — to see billionaires devoting their deepest thoughts to finding solutions for eradicating poverty. For example, I can’t begin to tell you how grateful America’s homeless people are going to be once they hear about...
| May 22, 2013 | Food / FarmingWhenever one of our cities gets a star turn as host of some super-sparkly event, such as a national political gathering or the Super Bowl, its first move is to tidy up — by having the police sweep homeless people into jail, out of town, or under some rug. But...
| Feb 20, 2013 | Economy / BusinessWork my butt off Plain to see, Bootstraps are No help to me. Bridgeport — Connecticut’s largest city — is also my affluent state’s capital of poverty. Even though it’s part of the nation’s richest region, the rapidly rising number of children...
