What the Struggle to Protect the Millikin Forest Laid BareWe need leadership that can see the forest for the trees.Aug 29, 2023Aug 29, 2023
Environmental Sustainability and Local Climate ActionThe climate crisis poses an existential threat to life on earth. We cannot keep treating it like it’s a fringe issue. While people in power…May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
Gardens and Playgrounds and Dog Parks — Oh My!: Expanding How We Define “Good Use”A couple of years ago I helped distribute fliers to residents around the vacant lots in Cleveland Heights’ Caledonia area to inform them…May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
Slow the Cars. Protect the People.Many people are frustrated because of cars speeding through their residential streets. Multiple times I’ve watched residents shout, “SLOW…May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
Property Taxes in Cleveland Heights: A PrimerMany Cleveland Heights residents feel the weight of our property taxes. I get it — our family would love to pay less too.May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
Community Gardens Grow Much More Than Food and FlowersMany people see community gardens as lovely. Isn’t it nice that a neighborhood came together to tend to this little project? But what you…May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
What Cleveland Heights Municipal Income Taxes Can Tell Us About Smart Economic DevelopmentThroughout any electoral season in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, municipal candidates are asked many questions about how they will revitalize…Mar 7, 2023Mar 7, 2023
Human imagination is undeniably powerful.We need to get out of the realm of concepts and into the realm of "this is what your day-to-day life could look like if . . ." To dismantle…Apr 5, 2021Apr 5, 2021
Insurrection and Complacency: The Two Paths of Magical ThinkingIf we fail to see the real disease poisoning us, we are paving the way for unstoppable fascism.Jan 15, 2021Jan 15, 2021
Don’t Listen to the Pundits: Progressive Policies — Like Medicare for All — Are Pragmatic…Incrementalism, moderation, and compromise between two ruinous positions is neither reasonable nor virtuous.Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020
