Sheila Foster - The City as a Commons
What if public and private aren't the only ways to think about our cities? Legal scholar Sheila Foster explores the city as a commons, offering a different perspective on how we share, govern, and care for the spaces and resources that shape urban life.
Local Government and the FOG of Accountability
Political scientist Justin de Benedictis-Kessner and Glitter founder Morgan Berman join Chip for two conversations about local government, civic life, and the complicated question of accountability. When responsibility for making a city work is spread across elected officials, public agencies, private contractors, nonprofits, and others, how do we know who deserves the credit when things go right—and who to hold accountable when they don’t?