Thursday, November 07, 2024

We did it!

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  Now is no time for fall modesty. The body is still warm, yet the pundit-sphere is already vomiting smug post-mortems, laying out how every...
Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Congratulations to Us . . .

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.., for holding 250 years of the greatest experiment in democracy the world has ever known so cheap as to kick it into the gutter for the em...
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Friday, June 28, 2024

Enjoy Your Summer

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Enjoy your summer. It's becoming increasingly likely it will be your last under the two-century-old experiment of an American democrati...
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Chicago's Greatest Memorial? "Monument to Our Stuff" Rises on Division

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 "That's the whole meaning of life, isn't it?  Trying to find a place for your stuff." - George Carlin , 1986 George was o...
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Monday, May 15, 2023

Chicago: Where Today is Tomorrow's Paradise Lost

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    Redefining Redlining, an installation by Amanda Williams of 50,000 red tulips in vacant lots along Prairie Avenue   Brandon Johnson beco...
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

On a Neglected Landscape, Amanda Williams Creates a Powerful, Beautiful Statement - with Tulips

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  Traveling on the CTA's Green Line means looking at greystones and other classic buildings standing amidst vast tracts of vacant lots, ...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

On Chicago's Mayoral runoff

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A very long time ago, I sat in the 39th ward headquarters and watched George McGovern give his last pre-election speech on TV. And I began,...
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Friday, December 09, 2022

A Letter to the GSA Opposing the Proposed Demolition of the Century and Consumers Buildings

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  I am writing to strongly oppose the proposal to demolish two classic skyscrapers in downtown Chicago.  This proposal is unacceptable on se...
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