Bill Conway is using his client’s open case to score political points against incumbent Kim Foxx.
Perspectives
The history of ‘coming out,’ from secret gay code to popular political protest
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In the 1950s, ‘coming out’ meant quietly acknowledging one’s sexual orientation. Today, the term is used by a broad array of social movements.
Perspectives
How the T-Mobile-Sprint merger will increase inequality
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The merger is the latest example of weakened enforcement of antitrust laws, which reduces competition and exacerbates already-record levels of inequality.
Perspectives
Transgender Americans are more likely to be unemployed and poor
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In a national survey, transgender individuals had worse employment outcomes, lower incomes and higher rates of poverty than cisgender people.
Perspectives
On the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, a look back at what was lost
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While segregation was a shameful period in baseball history, the Negro Leagues were a resounding success and an immense source of pride for black America.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Chicago on the hook for Lake Michigan dump costs
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While requesting disaster relief for lakefront erosion, Chicago will pay to dump pollution on Lake Michigan in South Chicago
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Democratic plans for raising taxes on the rich: A guide for the middle class
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Every Democratic presidential candidate plans to raise taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations, but they differ in how to get there.
Perspectives
The 6 countries in Trump’s new travel ban pose little threat to US national security
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Immigrants from Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania constitute less than 1% of terrorism cases in the United States, and none of the cases in the last two years.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
South Chicago lakeshore dump raises environmental justice and climate crisis concerns
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Residents oppose the Army Corps’ plan to expand a longstanding facility for polluted sediment, saying they’re “tired of being the city’s dumping ground.”
Perspectives
Islamophobia in the US did not start with Trump, but his tweets perpetuate a long history of equating Muslims with terrorism
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In retweeting a doctored image of Nancy Pelosi standing in a hijab in front of an Iranian flag, Trump is playing into fears that Iran and Islam are evil and anti-American.
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Supreme Court allows public charge clause that kept Nazi-era refugees from the US
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During the Nazi era, roughly 300,000 additional Jewish refugees could have gained entry to the US. But the immigration law’s ‘likely to become a public charge’ clause kept them out.