I’ve been feeling slightly more cynical about Trenton these days than I would like to admit. The Katie Brennan scandal and the Murphy administration’s jarring silence about it makes my stomach curl. Seems no one wants to admit to the Senate’s investigative committee who hired the man accused and Murphy’s silenced his entire administration with … Continue reading How much Longer will We Hope? by Jared Hunter…
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Tomorrow, I’ll be heading up to Trenton for Gov. Murphy’s budget speech. We’ll have some coverage then, but I wanted to share a little bit of what I’ll be looking for. After years of Gov. Chris Christie using cities either as scapegoats or laboratories, I want to see where cities (and Camden specifically) play into … Continue reading Where does Camden fit in for Gov. Murphy?…
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I’ve run into one of my favorite Camden voices, Tom Knoche, a few times over the past few months. Knoche is the author of Common Sense for Camden, a long-time activist on a variety of Camden issues, and now doing a lot of work around universal health care. In one of our conversations, Knoche told me … Continue reading Run for Office Twice: the Tom Knoche Rule…
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On February 19th, Felisha Reyes Morton was appointed to the Fourth Ward Camden City Council Seat. While the Camden City Democratic Committee solicited resumes, Morton was the frontrunner from day one for appointment, in part because she is a strong candidate, rooted in community — something particularly important given the potential of a stiff challenge … Continue reading Election Escalation: Luis Gaitan and Felisha Reyes-Morton vie for Council Seat…
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I started Dr. Keith Benson’s Education Reform and Gentrification in the Age of #CamdenRising yesterday. And I was struck almost immediately by not just the scholarly contribution (important) but by the way his own story is woven into the research. I’ve been leaning on the expertise of @KeithEricBenson for years. Now I can just reference his book … Continue reading Some Early Thoughts from Dr. Keith Benson’s New Book…
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Occasionally, when we host academic guests on campus, I’m asked to give the Camden tour. It’s a fun gig, a way to bridge the conversations happening about Camden with the wider academic world. It’s also a chance to reflect on what stories in Camden I think are important — what do you have to see … Continue reading Is “do no harm” a viable development strategy? And did it work on Federal Street?…
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