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CHICAGO — On Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first full day in office, he visited ground zero of the crisis that would come to define his next seven months. Striding into the 12th District Chicago police station on the Near West Side in May, the new chief executive clasped his hands before his waist as he surveyed a lobby floor cluttered with sleeping bags and families of bleary-eyed migrants. “How do ...

With Gaza still under heavy fire and much of the strip reduced to rubble, it may seem premature to ask how Gaza will be rebuilt. But architects, social scientists, and others have long asked how Gazans can reclaim dignity and agency through the spaces they line in.

On Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first full day in office, he visited ground zero of the crisis that would come to define his next seven months. Striding into the 12th District Chicago police station on the Near West Side in May, the new chief executive clasped his hands before his waist as he surveyed a lobby floor cluttered with sleeping bags and families of bleary-eyed migrants. “How do you like ...

Sacramento cannabis businesses now generated tax revenue that is now greater than parking. The industry wants relief. The council is undecided.

Race in America: The Black Experience Spotlight, is celebrating its 10th year as part of the Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival Nov 9-19 at Washington University.

Welcome back to the third week of our Corsehill Classchat column, written by the pupils.

This article explores the sources of urban insecurity and violence in Karachi, Pakistan since the 1990s. Based on fieldwork, the article also examines and assesses the effects and effectiveness of a wide-range of anti-crime measures, including the deployments of national military and paramilitary forces, the role of national and local police forces as well as of politicians, the business community, and civil society in responding to violent crime and a broad set of local illicit economies. As Pa...

This article explores the sources of urban insecurity and violence in Karachi, Pakistan since the 1990s. Based on fieldwork, the article also examines and assesses the effects and effectiveness of a wide-range of anti-crime measures, including the deployments of national military and paramilitary forces, the role of national and local police forces as well as of politicians, the business community, and civil society in responding to violent crime and a broad set of local illicit economies. As Pa...

Demonizing those who march with Israeli flags on Yom Yerushalayim and conservatives who push back against the Marxist war on the West is equally disingenuous and wrong.

Demonizing those who march with Israeli flags on “Jerusalem Day” and conservatives who push back against the Marxist war on the West is equally disingenuous and wrong.