Opinion Columns
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What now, for those who denied a 'crisis' at the border?Jun 26, 2019 1:00 am - Congress is debating emergency humanitarian aid to care for migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. The need is obvious. With virtually no barrier to stop them, thousands of...
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Cult of personality is Trump's most dangerous innovationJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - When dealing with a political figure who faces allegations of sexual assault, financial misdeeds and obstruction of justice, it is difficult to sort out the greatest dam...
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Reparations won't bring justice for slaveryJun 25, 2019 1:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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The Biden-Booker dust-up an exercise in ugly opportunismJun 25, 2019 1:00 am - The problem with a lifetime in public service is a lifetime in public service. Enter Joe Biden, whose list of former offices and distinctions exceeds my word limit, and ...
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Congress should act to save horses from slaughterhouseJun 24, 2019 1:00 am - America was built on the backs of horses, and earlier this year, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat, introduced the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Ac...
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Cultivating an environment to which hope can returnJun 23, 2019 1:00 am - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a report that is the closest thing we have to the quantification of despair. Between 1999 and 2017,...
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The 10% bonus that Trump needsJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - True, polls have very limited value at this stage of a presidential campaign. Yes, Democrats are far from choosing their nominee to oppose President Donald Trump. Of cou...
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Hong Kong reminds us of China's fragilityJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - Last Sunday, according to organizers, about 2 million people marched in a Chinese city to protest an extradition bill that they labeled Chinese "tyranny." If accurate, i...
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How government, private partnerships use jobs to fight addictionJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - Despite increased investment and attention from public officials, the opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc on communities across the country. In 2017 alone, Chicagol...
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Why Illinois can't balance its budgetJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - By Austin Berg Guest columnist Republicans and Democrats sang the same song at the Statehouse after rapidly passing the largest budget in state history: "It's balanced."...