Bernie Reyes's blog Argentina's Anti-Corruption Officer, Laura Alonso, came to the Council September 22. We asked her what one question she wished she was asked that day. See what she said. "I would have been asked: what's your driver? ...
Laura Lucas Magnuson's blog The walled city once symbolized security. Humanity huddled in cities behind the barriers and moats that kept marauding bands and attacking armies at bay. In today’s cities, leaders may build airports rather than walls, but ...
Laura Lucas Magnuson's blog hp_ivos-read-transition-to-trump_560x320.jpg Donald Trump confounds political analysts. Along the campaign trail, he defied nearly every political rule and norm there is – breaking freely with Republican and Democrat ortho ...
Laura Lucas Magnuson's blog Global cities are products of a liberal world order. This order is currently under threat from the rise of populist nationalism, the specter of protectionism, and the growing strength of authoritarian states. These are thr ...
Evan Fazio's blog As anti-globalist populism continues to influence the decisions of national governments, local governments are exercising their ability to stand up on a national stage and act with autonomy. On this week's Deep Dish, Governor C ...
ccga20170411_565.jpg Kevin Clifford's blog Summer reading lists are about as ubiquitous this time of year as sunburns and cookouts, but not all of them exhibit a global affairs oeuvre. In a recent Chicago Tribune interview, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said, & ...
Brittany Broaders's blog In a flash talk delivered at the 2017 Chicago Forum on Global Cities, poet Demetrius Amparan presented a poem he wrote about what he would do if he were mayor. The full text of his poem is below. Demetrius is currently a comm ...
Evan Fazio's blog We asked Gayle Smith of the ONE Campaign what she would do if she could wave a magic wand to eliminate one cause of extreme poverty. See what she said. "If I could eliminate one thing it would be inequality. I think inequalit ...
Kevin Clifford's blog Take a look back at what we learned in the fall of 2017 with five great quotes from Council speakers! Below you can find the speakers and programs in order of appearance if you want to see more. 1. "We don't like the ...
Ellen Janowski's blog At the Council we love books; we just wish we had more time to read them. As the year draws to a close, and you think about holiday gifts for family and friends, here are a few book recommendations from several members of our pr ...
