Tag: South Side Chicago

• 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…

  David Swanson

  February 27, 2013

  news, radio

  Alex Kotlowitz, Chicago, Gun violence, Hadiya Pendleton, Hyde Park, South Side Chicago, this american life

• “So I had more of a safety net.”

  Now, this is what I had a chance to talk about when I met with some young men from Hyde Park Academy who were participating in this B.A.M. program. Where are the guys I talked to? Stand up you all, so we can all see you guys. (Applause.) So these are some — these are…

  David Swanson

  February 16, 2013

  justice, news

  barack obama, Chicago Public Schools, South Side Chicago

• My 5 Favorite Books of 2012

  During the year I collect a list of the books I read and then, in a completely unscientific process, choose the five I most highly recommend to you.  This year I read 27 books – a pittance compared to some of your lists, but still enough to make choosing five a small challenge.  Previous years’…

  David Swanson

  January 1, 2013

  book, book reviews

  Book Review, Books, Isabel Wilkerson, Jacques Ellul, James K. A. Smith, Roger Ebert, South Side Chicago