Daniel DePetris: European nations recognize Palestinian statehood. It won’t help end the war.
Countries can formally recognize Palestine, but nothing happening in Israel gives confidence that the war...
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Paul Vallas: Chicago’s budget crisis is a spending problem, not a revenue problem
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget task force does not address Chicago’s spending problem. It sidesteps the...
Cory Franklin: The dark reality behind the Chinese president’s hot mic moment about transplanted organs
When the two most important totalitarian leaders in the world believe organ transplantation can reverse...
Franz Burnier: Love Chicago’s piping plovers? Here’s a local success story for the American kestrel.
I watch kestrels, and I recently witnessed a success story to complement the piping plovers...
Clarence Page: Free speech is under fire again because we need it
For now, the endless debates over free speech and hate speech are necessary to protect...
John Blumenthal: The transformation of the postcard from ‘Wish you were here’ to ‘Vote for John Smith’
Travel postcards have morphed from colorful greetings into political promotional tools.
Elizabeth Blasius and Susannah Ribstein: Landmark the Roger Brown Home and Studio — or lose it forever
The Roger Brown Home and Studio has local, national and international significance to a broad...
Marcela E. Rodriguez: Little Village shines at Mexican Independence Day Parade
Little Village in Chicago is no stranger to adversity. In the shadow of threats from...
Alaina Harkness: The once-polluted Chicago River now hosts open-water swims
The inaugural Chicago River Swim is a symbol of how far we’ve come toward treating...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Why we need dissent
Officials of the Donald Trump administration made direct threats against free speech this week.