05 May 2019

Causes and Effects of Chicago's Murder Rate

By Rich Miller

The Chicago Police Department reported last week that the number of people murdered in the city fell 10 percent during the first four months of 2019 compared to last year during the same period.

While that's good news and part of a two-year downward trend, lost in much of the coverage was a worrisome murder spike in the month of April.

01 May 2019

Debunking the Julian Assange Smears

By Caitlin Johnstone

Ever noticed, whenever someone inconveniences the dominant western power structure, the entire political/media class rapidly becomes very, very interested in letting us know how evil and disgusting that person is? It’s true of the leader of every nation which refuses to allow itself to be absorbed into the blob of the U.S.-centralized power alliance, it’s true of anti-establishment political candidates, and it’s true of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

28 Apr 2019

Federal-Investigation Drama in the Governor's Office

By Rich Miller

There's probably never a good time for a news story about how a source claims you, your wife, and your brother-in-law are under federal investigation. But when that report is aired just days before what is likely the most consequential five weeks of your entire governorship, that's definitely not an opportune moment.

21 Apr 2019

A Busy Final Month of Session Ahead

By Rich Miller

From the looks of things, the fine print of Governor JB Pritzker's most important legislative priorities should start becoming public not long after state legislators return from spring break on Tuesday April 30.

16 Apr 2019

Note to Six Senators: “Present” is not Presidential

By Thomas L. Knapp

On February 7, U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) released the text of a joint resolution calling for a “Green New Deal.”

14 Apr 2019

Senator Bush Finds Her Sexual-Harassment Bill on Hold

By Rich Miller

Senator Melinda Bush (D-Grayslake) spent more than a year holding hearings and overseeing negotiations which eventually produced SB1829 – a massive omnibus bill on sexual harassment.

09 Apr 2019

People Will Never, Ever Rebel As Long As They’re Successfully Propagandized

By Caitlin Johnstone

The difficulty of our times is not that we are locked up; we aren’t. The difficulty is that far too many of us are manipulated into choosing a prison cell over freedom.

07 Apr 2019

Think Big Illinois Ads Spark Varied Reactions

By Rich Miller

Freshman Representative Terra Costa Howard (D-Glen Ellyn) was reportedly none too pleased when Think Big Illinois began running TV ads in her district.

01 Apr 2019

Noam Chomsky Knew 20 Years Ago How Media Manipulates the Public

By Kathleen McCarthy

I am certain that many of you readers sense that the mainstream and social media are manipulating information to such an egregious extent that it has become toxic to listen, watch, or read.

31 Mar 2019

The State of Illinois' Penalty-Enhancement Bills

By Rich Miller

About a year ago, I attended a hearing of the Illinois House Judiciary – Criminal Law Committee and watched the Democratic majority vote down one Republican-sponsored criminal-penalty-enhancement bill after another.

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