The trade war between China and the United States that began last year has already caused problems for Illinois farmers, spirits distillers and businesses in other industries.
Urban transportation options abound, and on this segment, we talk about many of them with Sam Kling, global cities fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
As more people are moving to the cities, the Chicago Council of Global Affairs is drawing attention to how cities can help solve the world’s most pressing issues.
Mainstream political parties on both the right and the left are scrambling to capture the momentum and accommodate what they see as a profoundly nationalist moment in global politics.
It was a strange reprieve from the ongoing battle between Trump and the Democratic Party when leaders talked amicably about working together on a $2 trillion national infrastructure plan.
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report has predictably produced a flurry of debate about its real meaning and what, if anything, should happen next.
Look past the perception of the industrial Midwest as a monolith of hollowed-out cities and hulking, empty factories, and you will find economic assets that can power a Midwest economic renaissance.
