If there were any benefits to the sound and fury accompanying the recent controversy about the debt ceiling crisis, one of them was this:
Skyscraper, interrupted
What’s that huge hole in the ground in downtown Chicago? It was supposed to have been a residential skyscraper–the Chicago Spire–and it could have
It’s so much easier to be a Republican
Jon Stewart had a terrific run of making the late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens the poster child for the Republican answer to just about
President Obama on “Undercover Boss?”
I’ve been quite fortunate to be spending a few days in Chicago while reading Obama: From Promise to Power by David Mendell. Mendell is
Nouriel Roubini: Double dip recession possible; capitalism destroying itself
Who is Nouriel Roubini, and why should you care about what he says? First his credentials: He is the cofounder and chairman of Roubini
Looking at The Bean, seeing ourselves
Today I joined hundreds of tourists, camp groups, families and local residents who were visiting The Bean in Chicago’s Millennium Park. [British artist Anish
Alyona Minkovski: a young woman to watch
Watch where, you may ask? Well, how about RT TV (formerly Russian TV). Based out of RT’s Washington D.C. Bureau, Alyona Minkovski, at the
Presidential primary chaos: Here we go again
Question: When will the first 2012 presidential primary or caucus take place? Answer: Nobody knows. Nearly four years after the presidential primary chaos of
Curious history of politicians in Plains states
Omaha, NE; Thursday, July 21, 2011. Traveling through America’s plain’s states, there is much to be learned about the distressing changes in both the
Dan Froomkin: Debt ceiling deal benefits wealthy and Wall Street
Dan Froomkin’s explanation of the debt ceiling debacle is one of the best I have read. He makes the simple, obvious, point: The obsessive