Days Seem Harder and Meaner
Mayor Steve Adler put it best this week: “We’re tired and we’ve had enough”
Austin At Large
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Mike Clark-Madison, Sept. 2, 2021
One Step Forward, Two Steps ...
The Texas Democrats walk back their walkout amid hard feelings, flashes of hope
Mike Clark-Madison, Aug. 26, 2021
Ain’t No Highway Wide Enough
TxDOT abandons any pretense of new thinking about I-35. It’s time to stop them.
Mike Clark-Madison, Aug. 19, 2021
Be of Good Cheer, Be Not Afraid
When venomous fear becomes a weapon, we ourselves can become the antidote
Mike Clark-Madison, Aug. 12, 2021
Reform Follows Dysfunction
José Garza and Delia Garza didn’t get elected by accident. The cops’ own lies show us why.
Mike Clark-Madison, Aug. 5, 2021
It’s Good to Try New Things
We could build more decent housing for all Austinites if we rethink what’s “normal”
Mike Clark-Madison, July 29, 2021
Location, Location, Dislocation
Decent housing for all Austinites “where it’s needed.” Where might that be?
Mike Clark-Madison, July 22, 2021
More Alike Than Different
Where to start a conversation about creating decent housing for all of Austin
Mike Clark-Madison, July 8, 2021
The Rules No Longer Apply
Create decent housing for all Austinites (1 million and counting). Is it really so hard?
Mike Clark-Madison, July 1, 2021
Hanging Guns on the Wall
As Greg Abbott tries to keep the drama alive, whose behinds will end up busted?
Mike Clark-Madison, June 24, 2021
Hit Me With Your Worst Shot
Doesn’t this weekend’s carnage illustrate exactly why policing as usual isn’t enough?
Mike Clark-Madison, June 17, 2021
You Can Handle the Truth
Austin’s local news, like its rock & roll, need never die, if we do our jobs right
Mike Clark-Madison, June 10, 2021
A Tale of Two Gregs
While Abbott loses his marbles, Casar and other urban progressives band together
Mike Clark-Madison, June 3, 2021
Fool Around and Find Out!
Austin’s wannabe warriors are set to see what this city really thinks of its cops
Mike Clark-Madison, May 27, 2021
It Hurts When We Do That
As the old doctor joke goes, then stop doing that. Good advice for City Hall.
Mike Clark-Madison, May 20, 2021
The City That Never Shrinks
“Austin’s rapid growth” has become background noise. We should bring it up front.
Mike Clark-Madison, May 13, 2021
Stupid Games, Ugly Prizes
With the lives of Austin’s unhoused poor at stake, the city prepares to do something
Mike Clark-Madison, May 6, 2021
Right Back Where We Started
Texas will do little. Austin will do more. America will validate us. What happens next?
Mike Clark-Madison, April 29, 2021
More Than We Could Imagine
At an unexpectedly delicate moment, Austinites can flip the script on public safety
Mike Clark-Madison, April 22, 2021
We Have Better Things to Do
Stay mad, Dan Patrick! Public safety will be reimagined, with or without you
Mike Clark-Madison, April 15, 2021
On the Ground, in the Sky
Council tackles Austin’s intractable housing crisis in several dimensions
Mike Clark-Madison, April 8, 2021
Lowrider Knows Every Street
Digging deeper on the Eastside car club story reveals both our past and our future
Mike Clark-Madison, April 1, 2021
Say Their Names, at the Capitol
Four Black Texans, four lives lost, four chances to advance criminal justice reform
Mike Clark-Madison, March 25, 2021
Blue Blood, From a Turnip
In voting-averse Texas, how can the “election integrity” juice be worth the squeeze?
Mike Clark-Madison, March 18, 2021
In Control, but Not In Charge
Amid the ruins of the Texas power grid, following two different paths to failure
Mike Clark-Madison, March 11, 2021
At the Bottom of the Well
Greg Abbott’s still making horrible things happen, but at least now he’s in charge!
Mike Clark-Madison, March 4, 2021
Help Is Not on the Way
By design, decadence, and default, Austin and Texas have entered a DIY era
Mike Clark-Madison, Feb. 25, 2021
The Way We Got Here
On the journey to today’s Austin, Ron Davis helped make the road by walking
Mike Clark-Madison, Feb. 11, 2021
To Shame the Strong
Let the congregation sing: “For God’s sake, give more power to the people”
Mike Clark-Madison, Feb. 4, 2021
“It’s Time to Get <blank> Done”
As we dive deep into 2021, let’s complete that sentence with real talk, not “stuff”
