Hadas Thier explains how the Chicago school of economics dominates the government’s response to inflation.
Tag: economy
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Eclipse Theatre rescues The Dark at the Top of the Stairs from being just another curio
The production deals with a number of social issues without allowing them to upstage the story.
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Chris Kennedy: Rahm Emanuel wants to push ‘people of color’ out of Chicago, and other news
Also, Chicago’s private-sector job market is booming.
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Twenty-Sixth Street is Chicago’s Mexican Magnificent Mile
The Little Village shopping district reportedly generates more revenue than any other commercial corridor in the city save Michigan Avenue.
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Don’t blame ‘identity politics’ for what went wrong in 2016
We marginalized folks didn’t start this garbage fire.
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Chicago area forecasted to have the weakest real estate market in the U.S. in 2017, and other news
Also, there have been more than 700 murders in the city so far this year.
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Activists disrupt Black Friday shopping on Chicago’s Mag Mile
Demonstrators called for resisting Donald Trump, Rahm Emanuel’s resignation, and an elected Civilian Police Accountability Council.
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We can’t make America great again
Economist Robert Gordon says the glory days of growth are behind us.
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It’s time to shut down for-profit colleges once and for all
Schools like ITT Tech prey on poor students of color, breaking promises and shattering dreams.
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Developers try to hide giant Chicago Spire hole and other news
Also, a Rockford IceHogs player is charged with a felony for revenge porn.
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Governor Quinn’s employment prospects improve
Incumbent governors usually win reelection when jobs numbers are improving—which bodes well for Pat Quinn.
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This is what theocracy looks like
The Republican candidates tackle the key biblical issues in Iowa Saturday.
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Obama’s reelection chances
To win a second term, Obama needs the economy to be improving, especially if he has to face Mitt Romney, says statistician Nate Silver.
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They are the 50 percent(ile)
In the city of the big coin flip, President Obama, the Bears, and the Northwestern Wildcats are right in the middle of things.
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After months of being the whipping boy, Mayor Daley gives Mayor Emanuel the finger
Ioannis Pantzi / Shutterstock Since taking office in May, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has done an impressive job of letting the city know that he inherited a mess. It’s a smart, battle-tested move. Shrewd politicians always spend their first months, and sometimes years, emphasizing how badly their predecessors did things. It’s a way of lowering expectations […]