In the 1940s, The Nation asked questions about the atomic bomb we’re asking of artificial intelligence today.

There is a social cost to many modern conveniences.

The US Ambassador to Greece is making suspicious deals for her buddies.

The amount of time spent in DC obsessing over Iran compared to the actual threat it poses to our country’s security is insane.

Too often, Democrats reinforce Republicans’ lie that the language of racial justice is the problem—instead of the injustices the language is trying to name.

And despite all the establishment pushback, voters know it.

Antagonistic mayor or not, Chicago’s business community is “going to engage.”

In a bizarre Senate committee hearing, the FBI director defends his tenure and disrespects Democrats.

For the first eight months of this year, Chicago’s homicide total, compared with other cities’, is worse than ever.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announces his reelection bid by demonizing his opponents.

Enrollment data from the National Student Clearinghouse indicates that recent declines in humanities majors are likely to continue, as the number of students working toward a bachelor’s degree in the ...

The erroneous quiz answers may have children thinking that free speech is easily curtailed, priming them to accept censorship as normal and reasonable.

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The city’s fiscal problems and much of its political dysfunction are downstream of its horrendous economic growth record.

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Estrangement is rarely caused by childhood abuse or a pushy therapist. Instead, it reveals a collision between two ideas of what family should be.

A powerful memoir of a woman plunged into fraudulent debt that explores America’s broken student loan system and illuminates the ways that debt shapes ever...

Even the Chicago Teachers Union’s ordinary allies are recoiling or distancing themselves from it.

As of Aug. 7, 79 people charged with murder or attempted murder and 154 people charged with sex crimes were on electronic monitoring.

Differences in beliefs may not be what drives people apart. A belief that someone else is wrong may be the stronger force.

Companies downsize or go bust, partners get sick, kids need childcare help. And premature retirees end up without the bank balances they’d hoped for.

Eat well and exercise. That's the classic advice for living a long, healthy life. A new study suggests another habit to add to the list: Let your creative juices flow.

Consolidation of CPS schools does not have to mean ‘torture and torment.’

Chicagoans have already watched what happens when ideological ambitions collide with budget math, political compromise and the practical realities of governing. The result is dysfunction.

If OpenAI loudly proclaims how dangerous AI is, investors will hear how powerful it is. And who benefits from that?

When technology reinforces inequality, it's not just a glitch—it's a signal that we need to redesign our systems to create a more equitable world.The word

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“The Republican Party’s new favorite talking point is calling Democrats communists,” Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) said yesterday on the floor of the U.S.

There is a politically and legally feasible path to greater representation in the United States: compulsory voting.

Chicago’s first-generation college graduates bring strengths that can be harder to recognize on a resume.

What happens when an immovable CTU meets an unstoppable CPS crisis.

Big Tech has a major accountability and responsibility problem. But the tech bros see it as nothing more than a serious PR problem.

Exactly five years ago, on July 15, 2021, I wrote:

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As schools focus more on evidence-based reading instruction, less time is available for children to practice reading for pleasure.

There’s no such thing as a ‘chemical-free’ life, but some simple steps can help you minimize exposures to daily chemicals.

America faces a sobering reality on its 250th birthday: The distance between the people making decisions and those living with the consequences has grown too large.

Chicago spent most of the 20th century shaping modern America. Stress-testing it, wiring it together, commercializing it and electrifying it.

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Incredibly, the terrible parking deal almost got $800 million worse.

President Donald Trump is deporting immigrants to African countries with travel advisories. Civil servants must resist.

The Mayor’s Office has said a confidentiality agreement prevented them from sharing bid details, but private companies involved said the agreement has been waived “for some period of time.”

The Chicago Loop Alliance says the findings bolster its push for a business improvement district to better market and support Downtown.

NPR's David Folkenflik talks to blues musician Taj Mahal about his new album, "Time."

The dimensions of defeat, and the chance for recovery

Practicing existential humility means learning to live with the natural tension between our desires for certainty and curiosity.

The story Gen Zers are being told about their future may be wrong. And the data is starting to agree with them.

Politicians should take a breath before they make inflammatory statements.