Barbara Ransby

Mayor Brandon Johnson talks about his executive order, titled "Protecting Chicago," in response to the possible local deployment of federal military and Department of Homeland Security personnel in the coming days, at City Hall on Aug. 30, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Barbara Ransby: Our mayor is standing on the right side of history. Chicago should stand with him.

September 9, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

We don’t need a mean-spirited racist demagogue to solve our city’s problems. We need resources, support, unity and a little bit of optimism.

TRAMPLING THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR

August 10, 2021 at 3:23 p.m.

A new law in Michigan seeks to further punish, police and humiliate the state's poor population. It sets a dangerous precedent for other states. In October, Michigan will begin a...

CRUEL EVICTIONS

August 10, 2021 at 9:56 p.m.

I was outraged to read your callous editorial on the eviction of homeless citizens from Lower Wacker Drive (Feb. 3). You argue that the homeless do not "have a right...

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