Economic Development

I propose as a materialist motto: we never get a relevant answer if our practices have not enabled us to produce a relevant question. [.…] Naming sorcery the power of what has been able to profit from any assurance our convenient simplifications entailed, means that it may well be we…

Cars create distance. Speedy vehicles of all kinds render space scarce. They drive wedges of highways into populated areas, and then extort tolls on the bridge over the remoteness between people that was manufactured for their sake. This monopoly over land turns space into car fodder. It destroys the environment…

As a creative producer in Chicago, I’ve been curious to learn more about the mayoral candidates’ platforms regarding the creative sector. Thanks to Arts Alliance IL, we can now get a better sense of where they stand by reading their responses to the Chicago Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire. Both candidates acknowledge…

By Mary Tiffin, Global Communications, The Hunger Project Access to information unlocks a world of opportunity. Information allows individuals to address the underlying and systemic challenges that are keeping chronic hunger in place — challenges like malnutrition and health, economic insecurity, food insecurity and gender inequality. Over the next six…

We All Live Here, Let’s Invest In Our Collective Benefit — Infrastructure is the backbone of any society. Roads, bridges, water systems, and energy grids all form the foundation upon which we build our economies and communities. Therefore, it is crucial that we make smart investments in infrastructure to ensure that it can meet our needs today and in the future. …

Someone said, “Magic is the science we don’t understand, yet.” Another said, “It’s still magic even when you know how it’s done.” But I think, magic is what we allow ourselves to be enchanted by. This article is an account of what enchants me. One would expect that after spending…

Why “More” isn’t Better — If you’re like me, you’ve had it drummed into your noggin that “capitalism is the best system this world has ever produced!” And if you ever dared question it, you may have been met with quips like “Oh, so you think communism is better?,” …

West Virginia approved a 21.25% income tax reduction, with more in subsequent years, but it will unlikely spur substantial growth. — West Virginia has gone the way of Kansas … and it did not work out well for the Sunflower State. In May 2012, Kansas enacted the largest income tax cut in its history (somewhat similar to what West Virginia has done), hoping to spur an economic revival. The result was…