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Opinion

Op-Ed: Keep the Pretrial Fairness Act as-is

by Craig Futterman and Herschella Conyers November 28, 2022November 23, 2022

Proposed legislation changing the Act would disproportionately impact Black and Brown people.

Commentary

Op-Ed: Referendum results show Chicago wants treatment, not trauma

by Asha Ransby-Sporn November 18, 2022December 2, 2022

In the midterm, communities voiced overwhelming support for public mental health centers and crisis responses that don’t involve police.

Columns & Opinion

Op-Ed: The right (to a) call

by Daniel Massoglia October 10, 2022December 2, 2022

A new consent decree is a victory against CPD abuse years in the making.

Opinion

Op-Ed: Chicago doesn’t need more curfews and criminalization

by Asha Ransby-Sporn May 25, 2022December 2, 2022

Instead, we need to address the root cause of violence: inequality.

Opinion

Vaxxing our kids

by Leonard C. Goodman November 24, 2021July 14, 2022

Publisher’s note, June 27, 2022: Because the below column deals with a public health issue, we realize it should have been more rigorously edited by the Reader before publication. We apologize that it was not. We encourage readers interested in the topic of COVID-19 treatment and vaccinations to use these links to current information and […]

Opinion

A deadly drone program lifted by lies

by Leonard C. Goodman October 13, 2021October 12, 2021

Leonard C. Goodman is a Chicago criminal defense attorney and co-owner of the for-profit arm of the Reader. On August 29, in the final days of our 20-year occupation of Afghanistan, the United States launched a drone strike, firing a 20-pound Hellfire missile at an aid worker named Zemari Ahmadi as he parked his car […]