August 2024

Nashville Nonprofit Providing More Than Hope To The Formerly Incarcerated

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According widely published data, as well as Project Return’s website, the United States makes up only 5% of the world’s total population but 25% of the world’s prison population. The  nonprofit describes incarceration as a growth industry in Tennessee, ranking 12th in the nation in terms of per capita incarceration – which they document grew …

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All Work And No Play Is Bad for Adult Well-being

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What if I told you that there are findings indicating  play is a basic human need? Researchers are making the case that play is vital to our lives – even as adults. According to HelpGuide.org, we don’t need to make adult life all about work. Let me be clear. No,  a group of friends out …

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Are Vocational And Trade Schools Making A U.S. Comeback?

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In the 1980’s there was a shift away from vocations and trades taught in U.S. schools and a push towards liberal arts. All this coincided with growth of  for-profit 4-year colleges literally becoming an industry and omnipresent  messaging as college being THE path to the “American Dream.” In contrast other countries and cultures have steadfastly …

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Michigan Reclaiming, Revitalizing and Reimagining Decommissioned Coal Plants

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Currently there are currently more than 200 coal-fired power plants in the U.S. But the country continues to move away from its peak coal production in 2011 and by 2026 it is anticipated that  we will have retired half our coal capacity. According to the Environmental Law & Policy Center this trend of closing and …

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