By John A. Fry The United States is witnessing something that seemed next to impossible not long ago – the rebirth of its urban centers. Nowhere is this seismic shift more prevalent than along the […]
Category: Experts
Making Demolition Safe
By Dr. Robert Brehm In Philadelphia a building collapses, six people are killed and 14 injured creating outrage, a public outcry and pressure to determine the cause and to reform regulations to prevent future tragedies […]
Who Helps the Helpers? Stress First Aid Targets First Responders
In the aftermath of a building collapse last week in Philadelphia that killed six people in a Salvation Army thrift store and injured more than a dozen others, have we considered the impact on first […]
Mothers Talk Poverty and Hunger: Mariana Chilton and Tianna Gaines Join Melissa Harris-Perry
A message from Dr. Mariana Chilton: This Sunday I am proud to celebrate Mother’s Day by talking about the hunger and poverty faced by too many mothers on the Melissa Harris-Perry Show (10am, MSNBC). I […]
Prepare Teens for Work
As the school year ends, teens will be flocking to apply for summer jobs at local stores and restaurants. Most of them will be turned away. Overlooked in many discussions about the Great Recession is […]
As Schools Evolve, So Should Athletics
In a sports-crazed society where more than 40 million youth participate in organized athletics and the multibillion-dollar college sports industry entertains the masses, it seems counter-intuitive to argue in favor of more colleges dropping intercollegiate […]
Psychology of Terrorism
As Boston recovers from a week of terror, the questions remain: Why did this happen? What could have motivated the suspects, 19-year-old Dzhokar Tsarnaev and his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan, to terrorize a city, creating the […]
Venezuelans Won’t Go Back
By Dr. George Ciccariello-Maher Hugo Chávez is gone, but he remains as controversial in death as he was in life. This is of no small import as Venezuelans head to the polls this weekend to […]
If Past is Prologue: Lost in the School Closing Transition
By Tina Richardson Last year the School District of Philadelphia closed six schools. This year it will close 23 – almost quadruple last year’s level. Closing schools is only half of the challenge; the other […]