Unless a groundswell of public outrage besieges representatives in Springfield on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, the Illinois State Legislature is likely to approve an enormous tax carve-out designed to benefit two of the most profitable companies in the state, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Exchange...

As Occupy Chicago nears its second month, its visible presence on the streets may have diminished, but its influence and reach has grown.

Three weeks ago, Chicago police evicted and arrested supporters of Occupy Chicago in Grant Park for the second time. Unlike other cities where demonstrations...

On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed, "Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings." Today, his words seem all but forgotten. We cannot see it, but...

In a virtual repeat of last weekend, Chicago Police arrested 130 demonstrators at Congress Plaza in Grant Park for violating an 11:00 p.m. curfew. The arrests occurred shortly before 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 23, 2011 in front of a crowd of 1500 vocal supporters.

On Friday, October 21, 2011 at 1:30 p.m., fifty members representing Occupy Chicago hand delivered a petition to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office in City Hall. The petition has already garnered 9,945 signatures since it was created last Sunday. It is written in response to the Chicago...

At approximately 1:00 a.m. CST on October 16, 2011, hundreds of Chicago police methodically encircled Congress Plaza in Grant Park before arresting 175 Occupy Chicago protesters who remained past the park's 11:00 p.m. curfew.

Occupy Chicago forces followed the lead of the Occupy Wall Street Protesters who have successfully...

Take Back Chicago's Columbus Day march sent thousands of protesters pouring down Michigan Avenue in solidarity with the Occupy Chicago movement. This high profile action drew an enormous police presence, snarled rush-hour traffic, and attracted national media attention. This additional attention is placing pressure on Occupy Chicago to clarify its...

By the end of next week, Chicago's streets will be lined with 10,000 demonstrators as the Occupy Chicago movement galvanizes disparate forces hungering for a more equitable America. From a distance, the casual mob wearing skinny jeans, ironic tees, and bicycle messenger bags looks more like a gathering of Deerhoof...

The second GOP debate on June 13th in New Hampshire opened with a dizzying account of the candidates' propensity to conceive and rear children.

Children and grandchildren were piled like cord wood: Rick Santorum described himself as a politician and...

May 1, 2011 marks the 125th anniversary of nationwide series of strikes that forced employers to begin to capitulate on the issue of the eight-hour workday. Sadly, over a century later, the blood-soaked gains made by America's labor movement are being relentlessly eroded by stealthy corporations and pliant politicians.

During President Obama's 2010 health care summit at the Blair House, a table of mostly white, middle-aged and older men barked about potential changes to the health care system. Lining the walls behind them sat dozens of well-dressed women who quietly scribbled notes for these men who would decide the...

On Monday, January 10, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, I led a moment of silence for the victims of the tragic shootings in Arizona. As with other mass killings that have befallen the nation in the past decade, this event has been followed by sweeping gestures of public sympathy...

With no sign of chagrin, President Obama and Vice-President Biden paused briefly in Kokomo, Indiana on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 to magnify the success of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This visit is likely to further aggravate the un- and...

On Sunday, November 14, 2010, George Will launched a withering attack against the Chevy Volt, and by extension, the Obama administration. Inveighing against the Volt, he dubs it a "government brainstorm" and nothing more than "another hybrid" promoted with taxpayer money. Will claims GM "deliberately" duped Americans by touting the...

Packed shoulder to shoulder in the Marriot in Anaheim, supporters roar as Sarah Palin shrilly yawps, "Are you ready to fight for your freedoms?" Her question is utterly devoid of substance. However, it still inspires an impassioned and sincere audience response. It is this passion that will drive many of...

As the midterm elections edge ever closer, Democratic candidates and liberal pundits have stepped up efforts to characterize Tea Party candidates and their supporters as fanatics. Whether it is Bill Maher's Dog Day Afternoon-esque ultimatum to release a Christine O'Donnell video per week, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's satire of...

Clad in a worn, tan work jacket a man in his late-forties stands hatless along the off-ramp of a state highway outside Bloomington, Indiana. He squints as bitter February winds chafe and redden his hands and ears. Motorists speed past and pay little attention to the man who holds a...