The Right Time for Energy Efficiency: A Sustainable Future
Energy efficiency and healthy housing are important for every consumer. The Missouri legislature’s pushback against sustainable building codes is counterproductive.
Category: OPINION
Missouri Considers Passing Legislation to Restrict Free Speech Rights in Schools Pt. 2
Part 2 of this piece takes a deeper dive into the individuals and nonprofit organizations that are pushing for the passage of HB 2061.
Missouri Considers Passing Legislation to Restrict Free Speech Rights in Schools Pt. 1
Missouri House Bill 2061 aims to create an official state definition of antisemitism, potentially branding critical discourse on Israel as antisemitic and restricting free speech rights in educational settings.
Bill Pulte’s St. Louis “Blight Authority” and the Rise of MAGA Disaster Capitalism
Michael Allen reflects on Federal Housing Finance Agency head Bill Pulte and his quickly abandoned plan to build a nonprofit “blight authority” in St. Louis with Block CEO Jack Dorsey.
ICE in St. Louis: We Must Protect Our Neighbors
The MICA Project’s Advocacy Director explains how community members can help respond to ICE activities in the metro area.
City’s “Sunshine” Data Shrouded in Darkness
City officials say egregious delays in public information releases are caused by the volume of requests, while failing to produce evidence proving their claims.
Discussing the Recent St. Louis Tax Incentive Report With Good Jobs First’s Anthony Elmo
Glenn Burleigh from Mound City Messenger discusses the recently released Good Jobs First report on local tax incentive usage with one of the report’s authors.
Aldermen Poised to Make Elections Less Meaningful
Reforms to the city’s municipal elections have gone through numerous tweaks in recent years. The latest proposal recreates an issue the nonpartisan system was meant to address.
The Peculiar Politics of Snow in St. Louis
Winter weather played a starring role in this year’s mayoral contest. Its return shows that it retains symbolic power in our local politics.
Millennium Hotel Redevelopment: History May Not Repeat, But It Rhymes
Columnist Michael Allen reflects on the past and future of one of downtown’s most iconic pieces of real estate.
