New Orleans Moving into August, the “Katrina” month, in New Orleans forces a renewed reckoning with the status of the city’s comeback. Wildly spinning stories this week expressed surprise with the robustness of the “recovery.” The city’s population has now reached 76%+ of the pre-storm number putting us over 350,000 and rising. Observers were shocked, …
Category: Personal Writings
Progressive Are Restless
Houston Working the Citizen Wealth has been fascinating for me in both New Orleans and Houston for lots of reasons, but especially as a “listening post” when the discussion moves to the question part of the agenda whether at the events or on the radio shows. One theme has emerged more than any other: progressives …
The Base of Mt. Aetna
Catania After flying on four planes to JFK, then Zurich, then Milan, I finally arrived in Catania, the 2nd largest city of Sicily, around 8PM on Thursday. Professor Ken Reardon from the University of Memphis and me turn out to be headliners at a conference Dal Locale al Globale: Organizzare le comunita per lo sviluppo …