Meet the Author: Q & A with ... Kennedy Warne!
By Meghan Bartels / On December 4th, 2014
In this installment of this occasional series, we hear from Kennedy Warne, author of Let Them Eat Shrimp.
What's Missing from the Midterm Elections
By Meghan Bartels / On November 3rd, 2014
ForewordFriday: World Population Day Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On July 11th, 2014
#ForewordFriday: Not a Drop to Drink Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On June 20th, 2014
Water shapes every aspect of our lives, but how many of us know where our water comes from or who decides how it's distributed? In his new book, Chasing Water, Brian Richter argues that our water shortages can best be addressed by teaching people how water supply works and giving them a seat at the table in deciding how it is allocated. Richter shows why, just like our bank accounts, the water accounts of individual rivers and aquifers are shaped by deposits and withdrawals.
#ForewordFriday: Cartoon Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On June 13th, 2014
Governing for Stability: What Exactly Is Good Governance, Anyway?
By Worldwatch Institute / On May 21st, 2014
Post by D. Conor Seyle. With Matthew Wilburn King, Seyle is co-author of “Understanding Governance,” a chapter in State of the World 2014. This chapter was included in a recent Foreword Friday excerpt.
"Damn Those Congressional Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead!"
By Hillary Brown / On May 15th, 2014
Last spring's Presidential appeal for fixing the nation’s “raggedy” infrastructure (his word choice) has failed to stir a response from Congress. However, bold moves elsewhere to renew these critical services inspire the title of this post. I’m highlighting the following initiatives because they epitomize the new norms needed to “future-proof” our infrastructure.