In 1960, black families in Minnesota made about 74% of what white families made. Today, they make about half of what…
Nationwide, Progressive Candidates Are Leading and Winning
My recent look at local campaigns in Atlanta, Albuquerque, Minneapolis, and Birmingham: Progressive candidates are leading and beating Democrat party…
7 Good Things That Happen Every Time You Decide to Buy Local
Live longer, live healthier, and live more peacefully. My latest at AlterNet.
Study asks whether reporters are influenced by who they follow on Twitter
Guess what? They are. Read my latest for Columbia Journalism Review.
Time banking and health
On how time banking is fostering healthier communities. AlterNet.
The Therapeutic Value of Virtual Reality
On using VR to treat PTSD, depression, addiction, anxiety disorders, pain, autism, sexual assault trauma, and fears of everything from…
This is Hell!
Not really. But that’s the name of the Saturday morning show I was on, in Chicago. Listen here or on soundcloud.
Saturday morning radio
I’ll be on WNUR 89.3FM Chicago on Saturday, July 15 at 11:05am EST talking Detroit’s underground economies.
Where Capitalism Fails, Alternatives Take Root
Detroit’s Underground Economy, my latest for In These Times, with photos by Erik Paul Howard.
You can take the medicine out of the jungle
But can you take the jungle out of the medicine? My latest in AlterNet, about medicinal Ayahuasca.
You’ll never guess where this luxurious spa is
Detroit, of course. Or, actually, the Arab-American suburb of Dearborn. My latest for Allure, here.