Recent reports have highlighted the fact that at least a quarter of the prison population at Chicago’s Cook County Jail suffer from serious mental health…
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I thought junk bonds were ‘high risk – high return’ whereas I’d have thought Chicago was more ‘high risk – no return. Not so much junk…
In Baltimore and Chicago, Fancy Footwork on Police 'Reforms'; A Scholar Tackles White Historiography.
The rioting that swept Baltimore the past few days, sadly, was no exception, but part of a bigger trend in some of our core cities…
The United States government has finally lowered fluoride levels in drinking water for the first time in 50 years following research by Harvard and other…
As cities expand, it’s not just humans who are becoming increasingly urbanized. Concrete jungles and actual jungles are no longer realms apart, and as natural…
The City of Chicago recently announced two proposals to try to contain mass outrage against decades of police torture and brutality. City officials with the…
It all started about a year ago when I began noticing more homeless men in the Chicago neighborhood where I work. Back of the Yards…
America's is a sickness of the mind, the unwavering belief by people in power that free-market capitalism will somehow work for everyone. As with a…
Yves here. This post by Ed Walker provides a detailed description of how badly municipalities have been fleeced when they bought interest rate swaps from…
All In?: Chicago Mayoral Race Tests Strength of Coalition Building The One and Only?: Dems Court 2016 Defeat with Hillary’s Tactics
Children’s use of technology and social media has become a focus for modern-day parents. What is an appropriate amount of screen time and how should…