On The Banks of the Mighty Maumee
In anticipation of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s imminent assumption of her role as supreme socialist ruler of the cosmos, in which she
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Bad Ideas And Bad Companies Do Not Need Your Defense
I was out for happy hour the other night with a transportation group. In spite of its legendarily bad public
Read MoreDetroiters Grapple With Questions of Energy Future
Yesterday evening, concerned citizens, activists, and energy professionals packed a lecture room at Wayne County Community College in downtown Detroit
Read MoreWhen Capital Speaks Louder Than, Well, Human Rights
Much ado was made about the so-called “bathroom bills” in North Carolina. Remember that story? Complacent Republican governor Pat McCrory
Read MoreThe Somewhat Unsurprising Struggle of Detroit’s Streetcar
Figures out this week show that Detroit’s QLINE streetcar, once heralded as a bringer of progress to our struggling city,
Read MoreApril Showers Bring May Combined Sewer Overflows
I woke up several times last night to the sound of torrential rain drumming on the roof. The attic roof
Read MoreEnvironment, Epidemiology, and Economy
Just in time for Earth Day, I just finished Dan Fagin’s 2013 book, Tom’s River: A Story of Science and
Read MoreHappy Earth Day From Your Local Coal Fiends
Wonder whether this butterfly was photographed near the DTE coke plant on Zug Island (River Rouge, Michigan), the Monroe Coal
Read MoreRAGBRAI 2017!
This week, I am riding RAGBRAI, Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa, after talking about doing it for the
Read MoreMaking Michigan Transit Work: Coming Soon, or a Pipe Dream?
Detroit has a reputation of being pretty weak on public transit, and it’s not undeserved. Southeast Michigan in general is,
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