Articles & Talks

Second Opinion: What can Houston teach L.A. about solving homelessness?

The struggle to solve homelessness is getting harder nearly everywhere. Yet recent years have still seen many more victories than defeats. And the biggest victory is in greater Houston, which over the last decade has cut homelessness by more than half. Houston's story holds lessons for Los Angeles.

The Arc of Progress

Excerpts from a talk in the Thinking Forward series at The Willows Community

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Teaching race

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Love and power

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Skepticism vs cynicism

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Skepticism vs trust

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How extremism works

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History of progress

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Even government
actually works

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environmental progress

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Conspiracy theorists

Hurricane Ida showed lessons learned

A lesson from Hurricane Ida that is changing the world

The stories of individual resilience in the wake of Hurricane Ida have been well told - neighbor helping neighbor, heroism from responders, and support from across the nation. But the story of a new, collective resilience needs to be told, too. Ida has been covered as an example and a warning of the rising violence of climate change.

Looking for the light

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A March 2021 talk sponsored by High Oaks Inc. highoaksinc.org