Gov. J.B. Pritzker has labeled the border situation as “untenable.” He’s right. About 37,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in Chicago by bus or airplane from Texas since Aug. 31, 2022. As of Wednesday, 10,845 migrants were still living in shelters. Since 2022, Illinois and Chicago have allocated or committed hundreds of millions to support migrants seeking… Continue reading Handling of migrant crisis an abuse of executive power
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A lethal shift in America’s gun violence crisis
While gun violence declined last year, a closer look at the data reveals a striking and surprising trend. While the total number of shootings is going down, the lethality of shootings — the odds of someone dying in a shooting — seems to be going up. If that trend holds, it could have massive consequences… Continue reading A lethal shift in America’s gun violence crisis
With Harsh Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Law, Uganda Risks a Health Crisis
For decades, Uganda’s campaign against H.I.V. was exemplary, slashing the country’s death rate by nearly 90 percent from 1990 to 2019. Now a sweeping law enacted last year, the Anti-Homosexuality Act, threatens to renew the epidemic as L.G.B.T.Q. citizens are denied, or are too afraid to seek out, necessary medical care. The law criminalizes consensual… Continue reading With Harsh Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Law, Uganda Risks a Health Crisis
6 Months After the Ohio Train Derailment, Residents Are Still in Crisis
When Jessica Albright returned with her family to their home in East Palestine, Ohio, last month after four months away, she opened the car door and took a deep breath — then stopped and thought: Maybe not too deep. Hauling suitcases up the steps, she tried to discern whether the acrid scent in the air… Continue reading 6 Months After the Ohio Train Derailment, Residents Are Still in Crisis