Perspectives
Rasmea Odeh, deported but not defeated
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Pushed out of both Palestine and her adopted home in Chicago, the longtime activist starts over in Jordan after a lifetime of experiencing displacement.
TCR Talks
‘Another Life’ docu-series portrays the trauma of gun violence
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Young Chicagoans whose loved ones were gunned down navigate mental health struggles in a new web series by The Triibe that combines documentary and poetry.
TCR Talks
Oscar López Rivera returns home to Chicago – and to a movement
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After 35 years in prison, the controversial Puerto Rican nationalist has become an emblem of the island’s struggle for self-determination.
Video
Video: Welcome to Freedom Square
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Activists re-imagine a world without police misconduct at a sit-in across the street from Homan Square, the infamous Chicago police facility.
TCR Talks
The fight for voting rights in Mississippi still resonates
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As a staff member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, Fannie Rushing risked her life to help register African Americans to vote in the South.
Criminal Justice
Police reform law doesn’t fill all accountability gaps
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Legislation from Springfield mandates new requirements for Chicago officers, but debate over policing continues unabated.
TCR Talks
Resisting the Syrian regime from Chicago
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Ala’a Basatneh, aka #chicagoGirl, uses social media to coordinate protests driving the Syrian revolution.
Runoff 2015
Infographic: Who’s got the most to spend in the aldermanic runoffs? Part Two
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See who’s running, and who’s funding, campaigns to fill City Council seats left vacant by aldermen who chose not to run for re-election this year.
Runoff 2015
Infographic: Who’s got the most to spend in the aldermanic runoffs?
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While incumbents are generally better funded than their counterparts, some challengers are giving them a run for their money.