Driverless cars! IBM Watson! News-writing robots! Amazon Go! The future is here, friends, and it apparently excludes humans. People are preparing for the…
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Is higher education worth the price tag?
If you want a higher education in the United States, you need to have money. The average cost of a college…
Dark Communities are Healthier Communities
Have you ever seen the Milky Way? The very galaxy we are a part of? I have. But I had…
Congestion Pricing: Regressive tax or saving grace?
Cab driver Doug Schifter committed suicide last week, severely distraught due to the crushing weight of the gig economy. Uber,…
Smart cities look to their citizens, not multi-national corporations
U.S. cities, it seems, sometimes are setting themselves up for decay, with big tax giveaways, ever-rising prices and systems that put the bulk of…
Building net neutrality, locally, nationwide
Fort Collins, Colorado is planning to build its own internet service utility, trumping the Federal Communications Commission’s move last month…
Why we must think long-term
Whenever the conversation turns to our country’s current situation and immediate future, people say we’re screwed. I hear that over…
Five big myths sold by the defenders of capitalism
I’ve been writing about the economic and environmental realities of marginalized communities for some time, primarily from the perspective of…
Santa Claus is a marketing gimmick. Let’s consider replacing him.
How Coca-Cola Invented Christmas As We Know It When you see Santa today, all fat and jolly and rosy-cheeked, you’re…
In Hamtramck, a beautiful piece of history is saved
My latest at AlterNet. Hamtramck Stadium is one of the last still-standing Negro League baseball fields in the country. Built…
Scrooge the holiday shopping season
Why support holidays created by a credit card company and an online shopping giant? Scrooge the holiday bloodsuckers. Here’s how…
Books Are Playing a Role in Elevating and Transforming Chicago Communities
Open Books Chicago is inspiring. Read about it at AlterNet.