We’ve seen unrest on campuses like this before. And we’ve seen similar responses.
Clarence Page: Campus protests carry echoes of five decades ago
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Clarence Page: A new Chicago mayor faces similar issues to the ones that dogged Richard J. Daley in 1968
A Democratic National Convention approaches in Chicago as the winds of protest howl, just as they did in 1968.
Daniel DePetris: The House passes aid, but Ukraine still has problems
Far from the ultimate victory the Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hoping for, new U.S. aid will likely only stabilize the current battle lines.
Laura Washington: Where is the outrage for the victims of Chicago’s latest mass shooting?
There is no outrage over the endless flood of illegal guns into Chicago that has put it at the top of the list of the number of mass shootings nationwide.
Clarence Page: A small step toward reversing the decades-long community harm of Chicago’s expressways
The Biden administration just green-lighted a $2 million grant to study how to reconnect urban communities divided by expressways built long ago.
Clarence Page: Loss of support from Republican evangelicals suits MAGA crowd just fine
There simply are fewer Republican evangelicals these days, and the MAGA crowd now is better able to get along just fine without them.
Laura Washington: We know one thing from the Dexter Reed shooting. Driving while Black is a systemic problem.
Dexter Reed’s death occurred in Chicago’s 11th police district, a predominantly Black area. In 2023, 10% of all the total traffic stops happened there.
David Greising: The consent decree was designed to prevent disasters such as the Dexter Reed shooting
Larry Snelling seemed suited to bring the Chicago police into compliance with the consent decree. Yet CPD is proving stubbornly resistant to reform.
Clarence Page: Trump put himself in an anti-abortion trap that he’s yet to escape
Donald Trump, reported to have mulled endorsing a national ban on abortion after 16 weeks of pregnancy, reacted by saying he wanted to keep the issue with the states.
Clarence Page: Donald Trump goes all in defending Jan. 6 mob and Karl Rove goes off
Karl Rove was as direct as possible on how unacceptable Donald Trump’s defense of Jan. 6 mob is. He couldn’t be more right. So why does Trump retain so much support?