The stimulus money is flowing throughout the region, but it’s hard to keep track of where exactly it’s being spent, and whether it’s going to a worthy cause. That’s where you come in. Amanda Michel and Mike Grabell discuss ProPublica’s Shovelwatch project and how you can help. Plus, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe previews the spring season. And, moving to Jersey.
Obama and Social Issues
Juan Williams, senior correspondent for National Public Radio and author of Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America-and What We Can Do About It, and James Martin, SJ associate editor at America, a national Catholic weekly magazine talk about ...
Eyes on the Stimulus Prize
Michael Grabell, transportation reporter for ProPublica and Amanda Michel, editor of Distributed Reporting at Pro Publica and the former director of HuffPost's citizen journalism site OffTheBus, talk about the Shovelwatch program, which tracks stimulus projects. Plus, how you can become a shovelwatcher through the new crowdsourcing ...
Here and There
Simon Chapple, senior economist and editor of Society at a Glance 2009, talks about what the study shows about lifestyle differences across cultures.
Property Values
Mary Grunmeier, Morris County real estate agent, talks about her post to our “Your Uncommon Economic Indicators” crowdsourcing project about the way the economy is changing her business and then Alison Bernstein, Suburban Jungle Realty Group founder, joins the conversation to talk about buyers heading to the ...
Spring Fever
NYC Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe discusses what's in store for the Spring and Summer parks season. And answers your park-related questions at NYCgovparks.org