A pilot program for participatory budgeting in Chicago Public Schools led to gender-neutral bathrooms, shower curtains in locker rooms, and students feeling empowered to influence change.
Author Archives: Kiran Misra
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How suburban influence defeated a resolution to condemn the Indian government
The fiery opposition warned of “outside agitators,” but most were weighing in from outside the city themselves.
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‘Filling out the census is like wearing a mask’
As a second wave of infection looms, the count is more important than ever.
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Most of the people arrested at the protests were Black
An analysis of 2,172 detainments raises questions about CPD claims of equitable policing practices.
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How to count in a pandemic
As some hunker down at home and others man the front lines of coronavirus transmission, the census goes on.
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‘I walked right out of Terminal 5 and into the city’
Only a few days before the travel ban, there seemed to be little concern about screening passengers at O’Hare for coronavirus.
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Seen but not counted
Amid fears about immigration policies, electoral canvassing pressures, and a turn to digital, how “hard-to-count” South Asians are filling out the census.