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Untreated trauma in arrested juveniles linger 15 years past incarceration, Northwestern study finds Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune © E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune Michael Penny, from left, Willie Hobson and Renaldo Hudson, three formerly incarcerated men, are pictured April 21, 2021. Last year their sentences were commuted, and they shared their stories of reentry since leaving prison. Michael Penny had his first run-in with police at age 11 after he broke into a car near the old Chicago Stadium. He said police “beat him up, tossed him around and left him in the dir...

Michael Penny, 60, had his first run-in with police at age 11 after he broke into a car near the old Chicago Stadium. He said police “beat him up, tossed him around and left him in the dirt.” Willie Hobson, now 69, was 10 or 11 when, he said, police handcuffed him and beat him in a patrol car on the way to the police station after he was hanging out with the “wrong crowd” on the West Side. ...

The White House Historical Association Reveals 'Official 2021 White House Christmas Ornament' Ornament Features Christmas in the Blue Room Gallery Apr 01, 2021 Washington, D.C. — The White House Historical Association (WHHA) today revealed the Official 2021 White House Christmas Ornament. This year’s annual collectible is designed to commemorate President Johnson’s time in the White House and features a painting of the 1967 Blue Room Christmas tree, commissioned by Mrs. Johnson and painted by Robert H. Laessig, a designer for American Greetings. A quote f...

S2 Episode 14: Europe’s Colonial Legacies Indonesia was the first country to proclaim its independence after the Second World War, setting in motion a significant chapter of post-colonial history by doing so. In his latest book,  Revolusi, Belgian cultural historian and prolific author David van Reybrouck examines the Dutch East Indies’ past and places it in a global context. A five-year project spanning over 200 interviews with living eyewitnesses, he tells Olga and Hugh why he undertook it, and how (spoiler alert: even the dating app Tinder helped him out). In both his new book and h...

Episode 14: Europe’s Colonial Legacies Indonesia was the first country to proclaim its independence after the Second World War, setting in motion a significant chapter of post-colonial history by doing so. In his latest book, Revolusi, Belgian cultural historian and prolific author David van Reybrouck examines the Dutch East Indies’ past and places it in a global context. A five-year project spanning over 200 interviews with living eyewitnesses, he tells Olga and Hugh why he undertook it, and how (spoiler alert: even the dating app Tinder helped him out). In both his new book and his ...