People in prison perform essential work, but the 13th Amendment prevents them from being treated with dignity.
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Posted inOn Culture
Anti-abortion activists float a new argument: ageism
Move over, Grandpa. You think ageism is your cause? Last week, Created Equal, an Ohio-based organization opposed to ending unwanted pregnancies came to town, making stops at the city’s largest college campuses. At Northwestern, they set up shop on Sheridan Road, displaying enlarged images of dismembered fetal parts and passing out leaflets announcing that “Abortion […]
Posted inOn Prisons
On demand, without apology
Stripping the right to abortion harms incarcerated women.
Posted inNews & Politics
Paul Vallas rubs shoulders with the far right
The mayoral candidate spoke at a fundraiser for a group that has promoted transphobic rhetoric.
Posted inNews & Politics
SCOTUS civil asset forfeiture decision won’t end profit-driven policing
Illinois law still incentivizes cops to take people’s stuff
Posted inNews & Politics
The problem with the “public health” approach to ideological violence
The Countering Violent Extremism program is meant to stop terrorism and hate crimes before they happen, but critics say it’s yet another excuse to spy on Muslims.
Posted inNews & Politics
Efforts to turn Cook County Jail into a polling location persist following governor’s veto
Though House Bill 4469 to turn Cook County Jail into an official polling location remains at a standstill, representatives who worked on the bill remain positive and motivated.
Posted inMusic
Rae Amitay of Immortal Bird on the resuscitation of a TLC classic
Current musical obsessions of Rae Amitay of Immortal Bird, M.K. of Fin, and Philip Montoro of the Reader
Posted inBlogs
Is Illinois ready for a potential influx of stoned drivers?
Weed Week: There is no completely reliable test for marijuana intoxication, and very few cops trained to recognize it.
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ACLU of Illinois sues for federal oversight of CPD reforms, and other Chicago news
Also, the Blackhawks allowed Bryan Bickell to retire as a Blackhawk with a one-day contract.
Posted inBlogs
Banned Books Week gets entertaining
City Lit Theater’s Books on the Chopping Block pop-up and other local events draw attention to the year’s most challenged works.
Posted inMusic
Garage-rock label Randy Records drops debut LPs by Skip Church and Today’s Hits
Garage-rock label Randy Records drops debut LPs by Skip Church and Today’s Hits, Dumpster Tapes celebrates its third Monster Compilation at Cole’s, and more.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Of medical fetishes and the ‘degradation pool’
Dan Savage advises a doc in training who has a thing for enemas, and more.
Posted inBlogs
The ACLU wants the mayor and the City Council to amend the ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance for immigrants, and other Chicago news
Also, Governor Bruce Rauner gets a new chief of staff from a high-profile conservative group following the tense budget battle.
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Report: ‘The credibility of the entire property tax system is in doubt’ in Cook County, and other Chicago news
Also, the ACLU slams Emanuel’s new police reform monitor plan.