We cannot understand the looming jackboot of Donald Trump’s administration upon the neck of the nation without focusing on traditionalist Catholic influences.
Category: Commentary
David Greising: Taxpayers deserve to know just how much governments fattened themselves on federal COVID-19 money
COVID-19 money was supposed to go to one-time expenses, not to adding positions and programs that would continue long after the aid was gone.
Will Johnson: Many Chicago residents think their rent is too high
Two out of three tenants in Chicago today are concerned about housing affordability and availability.
Rebecca Creighton and Chris Shue: In anxious times, asylum-seekers and refugees need our compassion
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Willie Wilson: Now is not the time to backtrack on commitment to diversity
There are evil forces that seek to deconstruct the incremental progress made by people of color. Diversity is good for businesses.
Michael Peregrine: Presidential farewell addresses provide memorable civics lessons
The farewell address gives the departing president an opportunity to share with the nation unique observations gleaned from his or her service.
Laura Washington: Post-pandemic Chicago needs a revival. Downtown is where it can happen.
Here are my prescriptions for sending the message that Chicago is back.
Alessandra Hirsch: No, I am not a better doctor since my cancer diagnosis
I hope that I am just as empathetic now — after the surgeries, and the chemo, the hair loss, and the early menopause — as I was before.
Zena Naiditch: Stacy Davis Gates’ comments reinforce harmful prejudices about students with disabilities
Students with disabilities must still meet certain criteria to benefit from IEPs. It is not a “get out of jail free” card as Stacy Davis Gates implied.
Abhinav Anne: There are lessons to be learned in the ashes of California’s fires
The Los Angeles wildfires are a chilling symbol of a broader issue: the cascading impacts of climate change across the United States.