Mayor Brandon Johnson thinks Chicagoans would think more highly of him if they only understood better what he’s doing. He’s wrong.
Category: Opinion
Clarence Page: Donald Trump embraces South Africans — the white ones
In the coming week, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to meet Trump at the White House. They have much to discuss.
Letters: Silencing NOAA’s climate change tracking only hurts us and our planet
U.S. citizens and scientists have a need and a right to know the size of the problem with regards to climate change.
Heidi Stevens: Instead of a wedding registry, they asked for children’s books. And then gave them all away
I love this little slice of kindness in a world that could use some right now, an act in which a bunch of kids were just gifted a sense of belonging.
Ann Muno: What Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ misses about girl-centered violence prevention
Netflix’s limited series “Adolescence” misses half the story — the murdered girl’s. It fails to shine a light on the work that could save lives.
Yolanda Androzzo and Paul Nestadt: Safe storage of firearms would save Illinois teens’ lives
Illinois must pass a child access prevention law to increase the age of kids to 18 that would require parents to store firearms securely.
Megan Ross: Changes to the Endangered Species Act clear a path for species to go extinct
Changing the definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act would remove habitat modifications and imperil vulnerable species.
Letters: Empathy has been abandoned as Medicaid faces deep cuts to fund tax breaks for the wealthy
The Republicans are honest about their reason for Medicaid cuts, which is to allow tax cuts for far wealthier people.
Editorial: Brandon Johnson slams migrant busing, then celebrates the results. Please.
Was the mass busing of migrants from Texas an unconscionable humanitarian disaster, as Mayor Johnson once claimed — or a population boost worth celebrating?
Elizabeth Shackelford: America’s president is for sale
The Qatari jet may be the flashiest, but it’s only the latest in a flood of corruption now manipulating U.S. foreign policy.