The Iowa City Book Festival has begun with a great line-up of excellent writers. The panel session about my book (Co-crafting the Just City) takes place in the IC Public Library from 2-3 pm on Sunday, October 2. Prairie Lights will bring copies of the book for sale and signing.

Local politics are important! Learn more this Sunday, Oct 2nd at 2pm with The IC Book Festival at the Iowa City Public Library! Former Iowa City Mayor Jim Throgmorton will talk about his book with Mary Mascher, Zachary Oren-Smith, Ruthina Malone, and David McMahon.

Thanks to John Kenyon Iowa City of Lit IowaCityBookFestival and four terrific panelist, on Oct 2 we had a great panel discussion about my new book. Watch the discussion at: youtube.com/watch?v=tyFXtm…

Forty years ago I wrote a doctoral dissertation focusing on how emerging wind and solar technologies could transform the electric power industry. Can't happen, most energy experts said. So I am so excited to read this article: thegazette.com/energy/end-of-…

this is probably the most nakedly authoritarian thing Trump has ever posted

If you want to understand why contemporary urban development plans in the U. S. are undermining our hopes for a sustainable future, study this map. It shows what the Des Moines metro and its suburbs could look like in 20 years desmoinesregister.com/story/news/loc… via Des Moines Register

I'm really looking forward to seeing Lee Blessing's "A Walk in the Woods" tonight at Riverside Theater in Iowa City. Maybe I'll see you there. riversidetheatre.org/awitw/

I saw this being performed last Friday. It is brilliant! The writing, acting, and directing are superb. It is well worth seeing, especially in light of current events in Ukraine. See it if you can. You won't regret it.

Am outstanding opinion piece by John Kenyon. Thanks writing it, John. thegazette.com/article/iowa-s…

Something for Iowa Democrats to read, think about, and discuss: A New Voice for Winning Back Lost Democratic Voters nytimes.com/2023/03/09/opi…

Basketball's only a game. But the 5 starters (Clark, Czinano, Marshall, Martin, and Warnock) on the U of Iowa's team have been a joy to watch. Their run in the NCAA will inspire young women for years. Bravo to coaches Lisa Bluder and Jan Jensen. They are really a class act.

On April 17, the Johnson County United Nations Assn. will sponsor "Lessons in Sustainability from Kerala (India) and Costa Rica." Please come and hear Jim Olson and me discuss what we learned from our trips to those countries. Iowa City Public Library, Room A, starting at 7 pm.

I want the little blue twittering bird back!

Councilman John Thomas deserves praise for his many contributions to Iowa City over the past decade or more. Thank you, John, for all that you have done! press-citizen.com/story/news/202…

Praise to Iowa City Councilwoman Laura Bergus for proposing an important and thoughtful amendment to IC's budget. Now, working together, the council can initiate a more systemic review and planning oriented toward racial justice. press-citizen.com/story/news/loc…

"The stage felt alive." The Daily Iowan reviews "The Trip to Bountiful." dailyiowan.com/2023/10/24/rev…

Last Monday I moderated a discussion involving the mayors of Ann Arbor, Madison, and College Park.  The event lasted for one hour.  The mayors discuss what cities can do about affordable housing and more. It's best watched in the full screen mode. fordschool.umich.edu/event/2023/may…

King’s assassination happened nearly 56 years ago, yet ["The Mountaintop"] speaks to today’s audiences, as well as to those involved with the play who weren’t born in King’s time. thegazette.com/theater/martin…

In our latest article, Jim Throgmorton Jim Throgmorton reviews Contemporary Democratic Theory, by Simone Chambers. What is expecting planning as erosion of democracy approaches? Read more via here! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…

To all who ever read any of my posts, I wish you well. But I am done w/X (aka Twitter). I can no longer participate in a site whose multi-billionaire owner uses to advance his own neo-facist financial and political interests. I’ve gone to Blue Sky.