Bring Chicago Home would address human needs of homelessness, and the bond issue would go toward the city’s bricks-and-mortar responses.
Category: Columnists
Laura Washington: Danny Davis’ age didn’t scuttle his bid. What about Biden and Trump?
Rep. Danny Davis and his seniors may stand with President Joe Biden, but they can’t count on younger voters to be there with them.
Clarence Page: Is it an electric car or a Bidenmobile? Greening of transportation gets political.
Surveys show many Republicans drive electric vehicles, but that’s not stopping the political right from pillorying them as Bidenmobiles.
Elizabeth Shackelford: Haiti can’t right itself without restoring security — and a working government
Haiti’s history of foreign intervention makes it critical that some credible Haitian authority be in place to sign off on a foreign force.
Clarence Page: The busting of the myth of Donald Trump’s business genius
Donald Trump’s lawyers were forced to admit to a judge that the man who would be president (again) doesn’t have the cash to pay a $454 million legal judgment.
Clarence Page: This time Trump really does seem to be making Black voter inroads. Why?
There was a lot of talk in 2020 about how Donald Trump was making inroads with Black voters but in the end they went with Biden. Polls so far show they’re far more open to Trump.
Column: A nation hooked on ‘Love Is Blind’ but divided on ‘Don’t Say Gay.’ Make it make sense
Let’s acknowledge these bills and bans for what they are, which is an attempt to withhold certain rights from a segment of the population.
David Greising: ShotSpotter missteps could be turned to the city’s advantage
ShotSpotter and its supporters have an opportunity to build their case that this is an essential contribution to the city’s safety.
Clarence Page: Rep. Ken Buck’s sudden retirement yet another setback for a reeling GOP House leadership
Colorado Rep. Ken Buck’s move to retire next week makes House Speaker Johnson’s job that much harder — and may end Lauren Boebert’s congressional career. We can only hope.
Daniel DePetris: Haiti is in a state of anarchy
The most powerful figure in Haiti today isn’t the president or the prime minister but rather a gang leader nicknamed “Barbecue.”