Tag: Chicago
-
Violence
I’ve been thinking about violence recently and mean to consider it here from a few different angles. Here’s the first: Last week I sat at a table at our public radio station’s South Side bureau with a diverse collection of people from around the city. Our conversation topics – expertly led by one of my…
-
This American Life on Gun Violence in Chicago
“Is this a safe neighborhood?” It’s a question Maggie and I can expect to hear when friends from out of town visit our home in Hyde Park, a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. In fact, our neighborhood is quite safe. The nearby presence of the University of Chicago ensures the streets in our…
-
Actually, Segregation Matters
Rod Dreher is a conservative whose writing I often find insightful. However, his recent criticism of a New York Times article about Chicago gun violence is an adventure in missing the point. The New York Times reports today that the over 500 killings in Chicago last year were primarily gang members killing other gang members. The Times frames the…
-
A Phone Call on Behalf of Our Poor & Hungry Neighbors
The news this morning is all about the storm wreaking havoc on the East Coast. It was good to get a text from my parents in New Jersey this morning letting us know they’re doing well, but I know others are in still in the thick of it. Our thoughts and prayers are with those…
David W. Swanson 