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• The Daily Report

  Economic Success Of Megaregions Depends On Infrastructure

  Jeffrey Hill | Wed, Jul 9th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Atlanta | Tags: jeffrey hill, transportation, news, obama, california, economy, growth, infrastructure, president, jobs, internet, metro, democrats, atlanta, 2008, china, florida, mccain, development, cuts, editorial, 1960s, investment, france, commerce, gas, birmingham, maria saporta | 4

  Maria Saporta’s editorial on economic global competitiveness and megaregions hones in on the most important issue for the future of southeastern U.S. cities - mobility. However, the rest of the world isn’t waiting for experts from the Piedmont-Atlantic megaregion to unite and find direction.

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• NAC News

  Urban Policy and the Presidency

  Scott Gabriel Knowles | Thu, Apr 24th, 2008 | Category: NAC News | City: NAC News | Tags: transportation, obama, clinton, foreclosure, president, transit, pennsylvania, scott gabriel knowles, nac, hillary, next american city, nominee, homeownership | 0

  Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have bolted Pennsylvania for now, but one of them will be back in the fall.  When they do return, they will be pressed to address urban issues that Philadelphians face, in detail. A first attempt to get the candidates’ views on urban policy took place on April 17 at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.  The event, “Urban Policy and the Presidency,” was co-sponsored by the Penn Institute for Urban Research and Next American City Magazine.

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• The Daily Report

  The ‘Other’ Candidates’ Take on Cities

  Mike Muller | Wed, Apr 23rd, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: mike muller, president, presidential campaign, urban issues, presidential candidates, presidential urban agenda, urban agenda, urban platform | 0

  From truck drivers and Mensa members, to Satanists and Druids, the “other" candidates for president list in the hundreds. Other, more prominent names flesh out these lists as well, such as Ralph Nader and Alan Keyes. And a number of smaller party activists from the likes of the Green and Libertarian Parties also fill its ranks. So, do any of these American citizens making use of their freedom to run for president have anything to say about the nation’s cities? 

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• The Daily Report

  Nominee For Housing and Urban Development Faces Opposition

  Evan Miller | Wed, Apr 23rd, 2008 | Category: Guests | Tags: economy, president, evan miller, the new argument, corruption, nominee, homeownership, lawn | 0

  Faced with the recent resignation of former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson, and a stalling economy, President Bush has been under considerable pressure to put forth a nomination for Jackson’s replacement. Unfortunately, many suspect that the president’s nominee, Steve Preston, is not the man for the job. Evan Miller of The New Argument reports. 

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• Headlines

  Union-ited? Sleepless in San Diego, Gas Prices, Canada: South of the Border, but no cigar?

  David Anderson | Wed, Apr 9th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: detroit, obama, clinton, headlines, growth, energy, president, internet, oil, 2008, labor, atlantic, ohio, casino, advertising, david henderson | 0

  Long-awaited voice in primary for PA unions, Detroit mayorial saga, San Diego not staying classy, laptops for all, Canada: now south of the border, $4 gas, What happens in AC, stays in AC, and Botswana looking to U.S. for engineers

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• The Daily Report

  ‘Green Collar Jobs” and the Democratic Candidates Bickering Over Them

  Mike Muller | Tue, Apr 8th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: mike muller, hillary clinton, obama, barack obama, election 2008, president, democrats, hillary, presidential campaign, presidential candidates, presidential urban agenda, democratic hopefuls, pittsburgh, green collar jobs, democratic candidates, green jobs, green collar, good jobs, green jobs conference | 0

  With the next Democratic primary being held in Pennsylvania on Earth day, we turn our attention today to “green collar jobs.” While there is certainly no one-size-fits-all panacea for the nation’s struggling industrial cities, proponents of the movement see wide ranging benefits from creating a new economy around environmental awareness.

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• The Daily Report

  The Burden of Black Women

  Jeffrey Hill | Mon, Mar 24th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, transportation, news, obama, clinton, education, foreclosure, president, mortgage, politicians, color, democrat, gender, black women | 0

  Racism, sexism, foreclosure rates, economic woes - today in America, black women continue to endure the hardest trials with minimal support. As the presidential election approaches, the role of the black woman in society is starting to be recognized as both democratic candidates represent the mark of the “ism.” Let’s hope they’re not abandoned on November 5.

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• Headlines

  What you missed, Airwaves S.O.S., Great Googley-Moogley!, Moth Problems, More

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Mar 18th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, economy, headlines, cnn, president, atlanta, chinese, public airwaves, pesticide, violence, light brown apple moth, sterilization, microsoft, google, czech republic | 0

  Headlines are back after a brief vacation. Here’s a quick recap of what you missed:

  1.) There is still a presidential election in November and you still have thousands of mind-numbing political ads to be subjected to.
  2.) The news media has nothing better to cover than the alleged sexual three-way of the former N.J. governor.
  3.) J.P. Morgan bought Bear Stearns for two dollars a share showing that companies can now merge together with the help of a script writer and coreographer.
  4.) A tornado ripped through Atlanta.
  5.) The nation was shocked when New York governor Elliot Spitzer was discovered to be using the services of a (gasp) prostitute - crossing the fine line of politics and ethics which sent the media and an entire civilization into a frenzy.
  6.) St. Patrick’s Day gave millions of Americans a reason to drink other than the state of the economy and primetime television.
  7.) There is still violence in Tibet. The Chinese are still killing Tibetans. The Tibetans are rioting. The Dalai Lama may resign as Tibet’s head of state. America and CNN thinks N.J. governor three-way story is more important. 

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• The Daily Report

  Post-gloom in Hillaryland, Obama = Princess Leia, NYC death rate reaches historic low

  Matt Stroud | Wed, Jan 9th, 2008 | Category: Guests | Tags: commentary, hillary clinton, obama, barack obama, cnn, election 2008, john mccain, president, post-gloom in hillary land, antiwar groups | 0

  To warm up, we begin with a throwback—Christopher Morris’ 2003 satirical interpretation/re-framing of President Bush’s State of the Union address:

  “...this year, for the first time, we must offer every child in America three nuclear missiles.”

  If that doesn’t get you ready to read about presidential primaries, we don’t know what will. So:

  The Atlantic has an insider report from the Hillary camp, describing first the ”deep sense of gloom that settled over Hillaryland,” and then the…

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