Nato Summit

10 Takeaways From the Anti-NATO Demonstrations, Part 1

Mark Cassello | Posted 06.01.2012

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While the cloistered glitz of the NATO summit and the publicized gore of the anti-NATO protests left an indelible mark on those who participated in these events, to most the NATO summit was unremarkable. But what have we learned?

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We Must Choose Nonviolence

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 05.29.2012

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Making our neighborhoods safe won't be easy. We need to provide the young with the best, not the worst, educational opportunities. We need the police to make protecting the citizens of those streets a greater priority.

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Memorial Day Was Meant To Reconcile

Lillian Daniel | Posted 05.28.2012

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Here in my city of Chicago, as NATO gathers amid displays of military force as well as protests, I pray for comfort for all those who have lost a loved one to the ravages of war. I pray that the peace of Christ, which passes all human understanding, will knit together this weary and war-torn world.

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"Old Country" Bonds: Chicago and the Future of the Atlantic Alliance

Mark V. Vlasic | Posted 05.26.2012

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Despite the fact that NATO might be "the most successful military alliance the world has ever seen," our transatlantic bonds go far beyond combined military operations. They are interwoven into the very fabric of our society.

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Not NATO's Kind of Town

Curtis Black | Posted 05.23.2012

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Monday morning's headlines did nothing to burnish the city's reputation, and the $128 million that summit boosters said would be injected into the city's economy turned out to be a figment of their imagination.

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NATO Terrorism Suspects Say Undercover Cops Set Them Up

Posted 05.22.2012

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Attorneys representing five men charged with attempting to build bombs or make terrorist threats during the NATO summit in Chicago allege their client...