- May 4, 2014The mayoral and city council class of 2013 is one of the most progressive cohorts of elected officials in recent American history.
- January 14, 2014The recent progressive turn in many American cities was far from inevitable, but shows no sign of slowing.
- October 24, 2013Historian Peter Dreier explains why Goehl is a part of a new wave of grassroots activists changing America.
- October 10, 2013An artist re-envisions the skylines of major cities to reveal the gap between rich and poor.
- October 4, 2013The Chicago Workers Collaborative works to fight racial discrimination and to improve wages and working conditions for temp laborers in the city.
- September 2, 2013Low-wage, temporary work is becoming a new normal in post-recession America, and today's temp workers are no longer in it temporarily.
- August 9, 2013John Nichols writes that the American Legislative Exchange Council's 40th anniversary celebration attracted more attention than it may have wanted.
- August 2, 2013The foreclosure crisis hit African Americans particularly hard with disastrous consequences for many communities, writes Laura Gottesdiener.
- March 29, 2013Last year, 29 current and recent students of Chicago's Harper High School were shot. Eight of them died. What's it like to live amidst persistent gun violence?
- January 30, 2013 | Group ThinkSociologist Sudhir Venkatesh says the self-policing citizens carry out unconsciously in lively, well-trafficked public spaces is one of the cheapest and best ways to fight violent crime.