Want to know what is on our minds? Find blog posts written here, by the City Club staff, members, and partners. Every week you can find a new edition of #FreeSpeech in the News — a collection of related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century that’s making the news. You’ll also find takes on current events, past forums, and issues surrounding Northeast Ohio. Read on for all things City Club.
Monday, June 24, 2019
As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) Animal rights activists win...
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by Karen Levanthal, Founder, Verdant Trade. Read the full post complete with graphs on Medium. What makes for fertile soil to grow a unicorn? By unicorn soil, I don’t necessarily mean ground that grows billion-dollar public companies. I mean a region that spawns thriving entrepreneur excellence. Many people (especially Zebras Unite) are starting to re-imagine startups...
Monday, June 17, 2019
As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) Gay-themed books fuel fight...
Thursday, June 13, 2019
The year was 1973, and then Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., a young politician representing Delaware, visited The City Club of Cleveland to discuss one the most controversial topics in America's history--Watergate. In fact, Biden wasn't the original guest invited to speak having stepped in for former White House aide John Ehrlichman who had been...
Monday, June 10, 2019
As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) Polis Signs Bill Aimed...
Friday, June 07, 2019
Northeast Ohio’s traded-sector job hubs relative to its non-white communities. Source: 2016 5-year ACS data by Dominic Mathew, Director of Mobility Innovation, Fund for our Economic Future Residents across Northeast Ohio are faced with an untenable choice: a commute by public transit that can be as long as three hours every day, an expensive commute by car...
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