Whether you're liberal, conservative or entirely anti-establishment, President Obama is right about one thing: We citizens need to get more involved in creating the conditions that contain our lives. In that spirit, welcome to a weekly guide to leaving the house and engaging in public affairs.
The Next American Dream​Part history lesson, part infomerical, a 60-minute program about downtown Kansas City's rebirth aired for the first time on KCPT-TV last night.The Next American Dream is essentially a story about suburban sprawl, peppered with pretty images of the Sprint Center and First Fridays. Funded by the Greater Kansas City Area Development Council, Dream paints a portrait of a city a bit more dynamic and progressive than it really is. But by the end credits, even cynics of the wa
