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Audiologist Jasleen Singh, wearing large headphones and a floral top in an acoustically treated room, demonstrates a piece of equipment that’s used to determine whether a hearing aid is working within manufacturer specifications.
Posted inMusic

What if hearing aids were as easy to get as reading glasses?

by Jamie Ludwig May 12, 2022May 17, 2022

When the average person develops vision trouble, they might just pick up a pair of reasonably priced reading glasses at a neighborhood pharmacy. If they require a more customized solution, they could stop by an eyewear retailer to book a professional eye exam and walk away with prescription glasses that same day. But what if […]

Posted inBlogs

What moved LBJ to target poverty?

by Steve Bogira January 17, 2014August 18, 2021

Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty was more than a play for votes.

Mayor Richard J. Daley with President Lyndon Johnson. Daley blocked the incursion of federal antipoverty agencies whenever he could.
Posted inNews & Politics

The missing link in the War on Poverty

by Steve Bogira January 13, 2014August 18, 2021

To better help the urban poor, government must address not just their deprivation but also their segregation.

Posted inBlogs

Living with kale and Medicare

by Michael Miner December 10, 2013August 19, 2021

The writer must live with liver disease, but won’t be forced to eat kale.

Posted inBlogs

Should Obamacare have been left to the states?

by Michael Miner November 15, 2013August 19, 2021

Steve Chapman’s Tribune column offers a strong argument, except for the comparison it doesn’t draw.

Posted inBlogs

The solution to our federal budget woes

by Steve Bogira September 18, 2013August 19, 2021

The deficit is in remission. That’s the good news.

Posted inBlogs

Fifty years after “I Have a Dream”: Time for a real War on Poverty

by Steve Bogira August 23, 2013August 19, 2021

The richest nation on earth could afford to win a war on poverty, Lyndon Johnson asserted nearly 50 years ago.

Posted inBlogs

The speech Obama should give in Chicago

by Steve Bogira February 14, 2013August 19, 2021

Is there something deeper than gun violence that we need to focus on?

Posted inBlogs

864 calls for help, fewer than 300 right answers

by Harold Henderson July 16, 2006August 19, 2021

Is the Bush administration’s incompetence a bug, or a feature?

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