Advocates say an alternate site in Washington Park is less disruptive and more beneficial to the community and the environment.
Category: Opinion
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What happened to the Squad?
The collapse of the progressive cohort shows change won’t come from within the Democratic Party.
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Media’s ‘utter lack of humanity’
Chicago police killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo, and some media responded by questioning Toledo’s character. Black and Brown kids deserve better.
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Figures and FOIAs
The committee responded to blowback against its inclusion of Washington, Lincoln, and Grant statues on the list for possible removal.
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Meet the new boss, Joe Biden
And meet his bosses—corporations and the investor class.
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Who’s really controlling Trump’s impeachment
Don’t be fooled that their motives are moral.
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Democrats and ruling by fear
When politicians sell out to win, we all lose.
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Treat racism as a risk factor to deal with health inequity at the community level
Here’s how to make it happen.
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The real reason Democrats didn’t stop the Barrett confirmation
She’s exactly the kind of judge corporate donors support.
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‘Essential, not disposable’
We need a new ethic of care that values workers not only for their labor but for the lives that they are living.
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I lost my voice to COVID-19
But I, and thousands of other “long-haulers,” can’t afford to stay silent any longer.
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Politics is wrestling
The fights are fake but the folks pulling the strings behind the scenes are real.
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Last hired, first fired
After his controversial firing from St. Laurence, Oak Lawn High School football coach Harold Blackmon teaches his son life lessons.
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The false hope of Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest
If history is any guide, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime partner is unlikely to pay the price for their crimes.