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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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…
How Minneapolis African Americans use their money in nonviolent protest
In 1960, black families in Minnesota made about 74% of what white families made. Today, they make about half of what…
7 Good Things That Happen Every Time You Decide to Buy Local
Live longer, live healthier, and live more peacefully. My latest at AlterNet.
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.
How do Detroiters get by with little or no cash?
They participate in a gift economy. My latest at Bloomberg.