Cook Co. Commissioner Kevin Morrison has led the charge against these cuts by the Trump Administration and Congress.

It’s dessert liturgy.

There’s a particular kind of bitterness that masquerades as morality: The idea that because someone suffered, everyone else should too.

Cutting healthcare for undocumented immigrants. Accusing Democrats of going too far on trans rights. What is Gavin Newsom doing?

Augustinians ran what is now the Philippines as a unique theocracy in place of the Spanish monarchs. It involved forcing indigenous people together into a “Filipino people” named after their conquerer, King Philip II of Castile.

Trump appoints personal attorney as acting Librarian of Congress. Any piece considered DEI, including historical artifacts may be purged from national record.

One of the most pivotal turns in my religious life didn’t come from a priest. It came from a section in our AP European History textbook, taught by an atheist, Darlene Pang.

MAGA’s ultimate religious identity is not Catholic—it is White Evangelical Protestantism cloaked in American exceptionalism.

My ancestors were told that their gods, their rituals, their ways of relating to the land were evil—and they were punished for honoring them.

Due process is not about protecting people we like. It exists precisely to protect everyone—especially those on the margins—because the power of the government must have limits.

This is not a holiday about tacos and margaritas. It’s a story about anti-imperialism, people power, and standing up to global bullies.

In 2022 alone, undocumented immigrants paid a staggering $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes.

Citizenship isn’t a prize you lose when you fall from grace.

We cannot afford to stay this cynical. Not if we want anything worth passing on.

Thanks to a new standing order from the JB Pritzker Administration, you can now get PrEP—a medication that prevents HIV—directly from a pharmacist without needing to see a doctor first.

It’s a laughable band-aid on a gaping wound, ignoring every structural barrier that actually makes parenting in America a daily act of resilience.

The Ninth deserves better than a parachuted campaign from someone whose connection to our neighborhoods is thinner than a Metra ticket stub.

While wine pairings can elevate the experience with this biccy fest, not everyone drinks alcohol. So I have pairings for that, too.

I couldn’t help but draw the unsettling parallels between the Stalinist messages of the movie and the political chaos unfolding under President Trump and Elon Musk.