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Valerie Vande Panne

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…

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14 Feb 2018

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,…

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14 Feb 2018

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…

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7 Feb 2018

Chattanooga and Detroit: Opinions on my work

As a writer, it’s always nice when my work inspires thoughtful commentary. A piece I wrote for NextCity is now…

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2 Feb 2018

Longreads, on my “What are you?” piece

Read their take here.

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18 Jan 2018

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…

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18 Jan 2018

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…

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11 Jan 2018

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…

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10 Jan 2018

Healing with the Amazonian Tree Frog, in Texas

Sapo Healing October 23, 2017 The grandmother of five came to this tiny Texas town from Phoenix. The air in…

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27 Dec 2017

Why “Miracle on 34th Street” is a feminist classic

As a young girl, I watched reruns of “I Love Lucy” with my mom every day after school. I remember…

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19 Dec 2017

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…

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13 Dec 2017

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…

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4 Dec 2017
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