Booker's First 100 Days

This blog will track the progress of the new Cory Booker administration in Newark, NJ. People of all political stripes (sane political stripes, I mean) should be rooting for Cory Booker. Anybody who offers their energy and an alternative vision to reverse the tragedy that is Newark, NJ deserves our support. Newark is both a social and political tragedy. Its unfortunate citizens suffer the consequences of lagging the nation in nearly every social well-being index. And politically, Newark represents a triumph of the flaws in our system, a sad example of what our democracy can spawn under circumstances of neglect and misjudgment.

Here is some background and here is some of the latest.