Frances Perkins: A Woke Woman You Should Know
Perkins with Eleanor Roosevelt in 1961, the 50th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Published in ChicagoNow, October 24,...
Oct 23, 2017
An Empathy Challenge from the Other End of the Political Spectrum
The power of words from churchsimplified.com Published in ChicagoNow, October 16, 2017 A reader presented me with a challenge when she...
Oct 15, 2017
Guns is America: Anyone May be the Next Victim
In honor of John Lennon who sang, “Imagine all the people living life in peace.” Published in ChicagoNow, October 9, 2017 Today is John...
Oct 8, 2017
Fear, Division, Loathing, and the Empathy Gap
Photo by Alison Curtis Published in ChicagoNow, October 4, 2017 Many Americans seem to have forgotten how to have empathy for others....
Oct 3, 2017
Take a Knee or Maybe Two
Published in ChicagoNow, September 25, 2017 I’m not a huge fan of the NFL for a number of reasons. Football is a brutal sport and, not...
Sep 24, 2017
Taxes and Public Education: A Memo to President Trump
Published in ChicagoNow, April 18, 2017 In my community of Evanston, Illinois, we paid our taxes today. We also voted in a recent...
Apr 17, 2017
Trump's Budget: Values of a Heartless Rich Man
Published in ChicagoNow, March 22, 2017 Martin Luther King taught us that, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Donald...
Mar 21, 2017
Voting: How to Balance Respect for Experience and Opportunity for New Ideas
Published in ChicagoNow, March 14, 2017 There is something to be said for experience and institutional memory. James Baldwin told his...
Mar 13, 2017
The Women’s March — Why America Needs More Women in Charge
Sign created by Tim Rozwadowski Published in ChicagoNow, January 30, 2017 What is the most remarkable thing about all of the women’s...
Jan 30, 2017
Ten Things I Did Today Instead of Watching the Inauguration
Posted in ChicagoNow, January 20, 2017 Just got back from nine days in Cuba where there was no Internet or news. Guess what? Aside from...
Jan 20, 2017