Analysts who head straight for urban policy jobs in Washington without first working within their own local communities are probably not going to be able to understand the perspective on the ground, or what real communities need.

The historic growth of urban American Islam has led some Muslims to respond in innovative ways to the issues and challenges of urban life.

From economic protectionism to police brutality to plain old corruption, small governments get into a lot of big brotherish kind of trouble. But if local government is sometimes bad, the alternative is not always better.

More than ever we need locally based solutions to transform our communities, and nowhere is this more clear or powerful than with our food.

An interview with Portland-based writer, Tom Krattenmaker concerning the health and future of Portland, OR.

In part 3 of this series, Andrew Lynn addresses "skyboxification" as a barrier to flourishing cities.