A report by the mayor’s public health department offers 200 “actionable strategies” to diminish health inequities. Reducing segregation isn’t one of them.
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The speech Obama should give in Chicago
Is there something deeper than gun violence that we need to focus on?
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Murder and segregation: till death do they part
“We have to help Chicago,” education secretary Arne Duncan says.
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What has Emanuel done so far about racial segregation?
“Old problems cry out for better results,” the mayor said nearly two years ago.
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A greener Chicago would be a safer Chicago
Urban farming and better care of vacant lots could reduce crime and improve life in poorer areas
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Census stats likely to show highest poverty rate since 1965
When will the presidential candidates notice?
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Obama’s acceptance speech
How much could Obama talk about poverty without risking his reelection?
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The root cause of Chicago’s glut of murders
Until the city confronts its defining problem, the blood will keep flowing in its poor neighborhoods.
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Obama in town this evening for the usual reason
The nation’s fund-raiser-in-chief visits Chicago