What do Thomas Paine, Martin Luther King and Richard Nixon have in common? Amazingly enough, they all advocated for a basic guaranteed income. More than just a pipe dream, they saw it as a way to…
This past summer, I spent the month of June in France, and it was glorious. I saw old friends, made new friends, and spent time with my new “grand god-son.” Though I’ve been traveling abroad…
On March 31, 1982, the unthinkable happened at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, California. A massive avalanche inundated the area. It came almost without warning and buried four slopes, the summit building, a…
In 2013, 49 public schools in Chicago were closed, mostly in Black and Latinx neighborhoods. After a five-year moratorium on school closings, the Chicago Public School system was at it again. This time, the National Teacher’s…
Marin Alsop is a Conductor who has heard the phrase “you can’t do this” more times than she can count. But each time, she has defied the nay-sayers, the classical music establishment, and the critics to…
If you are a certain age, you probably remember Dick Gregory as a comedian. You may have seen him on stage or TV during one of the dozens of politically-charged appearances he made on the Jack…
Last year gun violence reached an all-time high in Chicago with 769 homicides. And the numbers promise to be even worse this year. While the city is spending millions of dollars a day on policing…
This film is a labor of love; and it’s all about love … as well as addiction and redemption. It’s also heartbreaking, infuriating, and mindboggling in equal measure. At 105 minutes, Jacinta is a rollercoaster of emotion.…
