http://www.nuvo.net/podcast/Hoppe/ Does Indianapolis have two political parties -- or one, called The Business Community? Who's really in charge here? Hoppe takes a look. Does Indianapolis have two political parties -- or one, called The Business Community? Who's really in charge here? Hoppe takes a look. NUVO Newsweekly webmaster@nuvo.net David Hoppe en-us 2006 NUVO Newsweekly Mon, 12 May 2008 07:46:32 -0400 Want to improve the economics of most American households? Get healthcare off our backs and provide Medicare for everybody. Fri, 02 May 2008 14:55:04 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/54.mp3 When Barack Obama told supporters about what he's seen in the Midwest, some of us took offense. But was there anything in what he said that most of us couldn't recognize? Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:03:56 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/53.mp3 Without debate, a censorious law putting every bookstore in Indiana at risk was passed on the last day of the legislative session and signed into law by Gov. Daniels. With any luck at all, some judge will strike it down. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:47:19 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/52.mp3 On the weekend that Bear Stearns, one of the largest investment firms in the world, was circling the drain, I was in, of all places, Las Vegas. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:03:40 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/51.mp3 Anything in this state is for sale: now the Daniels administration wants to sell the oldest trees in our state forests to the lumber business. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:52:46 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/50.mp3  One thing we've discovered this election season: Conservatives are the new hippies -- as dated as the scent of patchouli. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:34:05 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/49.mp3 What  do the last Oscar telecast and Ralph Nader's new presidential campaign have in common? Hoppe has an idea. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:35:42 -0500 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/48.mp3 Keith John Sampson never thought he could get in trouble for reading a book, especially on a college campus. But that's what happened. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:12:44 -0500 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/47.m4a Obama or Clinton -- the odds are that a Democrat will be the next president. But as long as there are wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it's going to be difficult for either one of them to restore economic balance at home. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:56:12 -0500 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/46.m4a Black Expo's report, "State of Our Black Youth, 2007" should be a wake-up call about a crisis affecting our community. But will we only deal with kids' behavior -- or the poverty that's behind it? Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:17:57 -0500 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/45.m4a An open letter to Mayor Ballard: Mr. Mayor, you've arrived! Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:58:15 -0500 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/44.m4a Like any junkie, Major League Baseball swears it'll get its steroids act together in time for spring training. We'll see. Another Clinton is running for president. Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:28:16 -0500 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/43.m4a From civilized air travel to the nuclear family, the Baby Boom generation has laid waste to a lot of things that made this country great, especially the one thing that set us apart from previous generations: the college education.   Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:44:12 -0500 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/42.m4a We all know why Bart Peterson lost the election for mayor: Taxes! But not enough has been said about what's been behind local tax increases -- the War in Iraq. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:39:43 -0500 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/41.m4a People in the news business are used to thinking of themselves as big brothers and sisters for the rest of us. This patronizing attitude has hit new lows with the candidates' debates on CNN. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:38:33 -0500 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/40.m4a The biennial Fellows' show of contemporary art is now on view at the Eiteljorg Museum; go and see what art by people with a real culture looks like. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:55:31 -0500 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/39.m4a It is downright bizarre that the governor continues to insist that a policy of environmental degradation promotes business growth in Indiana. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:36:36 -0500 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/38.m4a Mayor-elect Greg Ballard has called the arts "inessential," a comment that's as easy to make as it is inaccurate. Bart Peterson's cultural policy added half a billion dollars to the city's economy with a $1.5 million investment; surely Ballard can see the virtue in that. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:38:53 -0500 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/37.m4a After seeing Dick Cheney surrounded by local cops  for his recent visit to the War Memorial, Hoppe asks: what does a person have to do to get arrested in this town? Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:52:17 -0500 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/36.m4a POF stands for Pissed Off Factor and that's what's driving this year's mayor's race. The trouble is Greg Ballard hasn't given voters any reason to believe he can make a difference. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:02:08 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/35.m4a Julia Carson's latest health problems have again raise the question: who's next? Local Democrats, including Carson herself, should be considering options post-2008. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:07:10 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/34.m4a Indianapolis knows it needs better public transportation, but how can we afford it? Bogota, Colombia might show us how to get started. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:05:22 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/33.m4a The Cincinnati Ballet wants $2million to establish a regional company in association with Indianapolis. The question: Do we really need another Nutcracker? Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:03:17 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/32.m4a Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:16:51 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/31.m4a The name of a new show on CBS may be Kid Nation, but the kids in this summer camp version of Lord of the Flies are living in an adults-only world. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:57:29 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/30.m4a Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:51:42 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/29.m4a Bill Levin is a storied Broad Ripple character. Lately he has taken to turning civic engagement into a kind of performance art as he tries to breathe fresh ideas into Broad Ripple's Village Association. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:57:20 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/28.m4a The recent showdown over BP's emissions of waste into Lake Michigan looked like a classic confrontation between economic development and environmental protection. In fact, it was really pitted an outdated business model against the new entrepreneurialism. Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:59:37 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/27.mp3 News coverage has been blurring the lines between speculation and information for for such a long time that catching a reporter in the act of refusing to conflate the two has a whiff of righteous rebellion about. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:01:50 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/26.mp3 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:19:57 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/25.mp3 The 1960's have been demonized by conservatives for over 25 years. The paradox is that the same people who voted for Reagan and Thatcher in the 1980s were the ones who made the '60s swing. Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:09:02 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/24.mp3 Here's a bad idea: turning Lake Michigan into a toilet. But that's what Mitch Daniels and the Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management want to do by letting British Petroleum increase its dumping of toxic waste into the lake. Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:19:49 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/23.mp3 will we choose fear? Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:59:19 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/22.mp3 Gove. Daniels did the right thing when he ordered a property tax reassessment. But we've known our unconstitutional property tax system was still unconstitutional for at least two years. That's reason enough to keep protesting. Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:29:44 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/21.mp3 Where should our anger over property taxes be directed? Hoppe has a few ideas. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:37:43 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/20.mp3 Moves are afoot in the US Congress that help make rapid rail between Indy, Chicago and Cincinnati a reality. But first, Indiana has to get with the program. Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:04:45 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/19.mp3 Like J. William Fulbright in the 1960s, Richard Lugar broke with his president last week over the conduct of a foreign war. This is a big deal. Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:40:44 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/18.mp3 Every European has the right to at least 20 days off per year, but in America a vacation is usually a long weekend. Hoppe asks if this is the land of the free, or the home of working stiffs. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:53:21 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/17.mp3 The news that Antioch College, a liberal arts college in Ohio, is closing should make arts fans worried about the larger state of the culture. Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:53:29 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/16.mp3 The federal government has mandated that American TV will go digital in 2009; Hoppe wonders why this can-do spirit can't be applied to gas mileage, health care or alternative forms of energy? Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:35:45 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/15.mp3 Digital billboards are like giant plasma TVs on sticks. They gobble 200,000 watts of power every hour. And they're coming to Indiana in July. Hoppe says Indianapolis needs to regulate them. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:31:07 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/14.mp3 It's an election year in Indianapolis and crime is soaring. You'd think that public safety would be a major issue in whether or not Bart Peterson keeps his job. But it's not -- yet. Hoppe thinks it's time for that to change. Wed, 30 May 2007 15:01:35 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/13.mp3 Too many arts promoters in this town  talk about what they do as if they were trying to convince grandpa to use a walker. Hoppe says it's time the arts here grew up. Wed, 23 May 2007 11:27:43 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/12.mp3 If we don't make some hard choices about climate change, Hoppe wonders if a queen (or king) can save us from ourselves. Wed, 16 May 2007 15:28:53 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/11.mp3 It's been one damned thing after another with the Central Library expansion, but the beginning is in sight: the new Central looks to be the most impressive Indianapolis building in a generation Wed, 09 May 2007 16:36:19 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/10.mp3 Although the producers of violent media hide behind the First Amendment, Hoppe says their products are like gasoline: just because we get off on it doesn't mean it's good for us. Wed, 02 May 2007 15:28:30 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/9.mp3 The new expansion on Community Hospital North make going to the hospital look like a vacation. Hoppe talks about what's wrong with this picture. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:37:51 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/8.mp3 Hoppe says farewell to Indy's native son, his friend and mentor, Kurt Vonnegut. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:00:18 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/7.mp3 Pat Bauer to the rescue: in orchestrating the downfall of a constitutional ban on gay marriage and civil unions, the Democrat has provided the political cover for moderate Republican to take their party back. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:58:38 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/6.mp3 In spite of a flurry of recent activity, most Democrats have done little or nothing to change things in Iraq. Hoppe looks at why Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:10:20 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/5.mp3 In denying a developer's proposal to build houses and a strip mall on some of Crown Hill Cemetery's undeveloped woodland, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission finally met a money-for-land deal it didn't like. Could this be a turning point for the city? Hoppe takes a look. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:25:59 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/4.mp3 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:57:50 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/3.mp3 As we pass the fourth anniversary of our invasion of Iraq, Hoppe wishes he could say this carnage was not a waste -- but wishing will not make it so. Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:34:25 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/2.mp3 When it comes to local politics, Hoppe asks whether we have a two-party system or  just one -- the Business Party. "Bart Peterson, to the Business Community's delight, has proven himself a talented manager. But t he time has come for him to use what capital he's amassed to mobilize this city's business resources to invest in our public spaces, services and people. Whether Bart has it in him remains to be  seen." Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:28:39 -0400 http://www.nuvo.net/podcasts/Hoppe/1.mp3