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To grow Chicago, Lightfoot must keep city on a global stage

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Missing from Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot's agenda is any mention of a global strategy for Chicago. The city needs one.

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What Lori Lightfoot Can Do About The City's Parking Meter Deal

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WBEZ
Samuel Kling

Transportation and urban planning expert Sam Kling joins the Morning Shift to share his recommendations for how the incoming Lightfoot administration can change the parking meter deal.

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That parking meter deal is still haunting Chicago. Here's one fix Lightfoot can make.

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Chicago Tribune
Samuel Kling

The meter deal requires the city to maintain a vast, costly supply of on-street parking in central areas, even as demand for such parking progressively weakens.

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Congress has NATO's back, despite Trump's unilateralism

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The Washington Post
Coauthors

Surveys show deep bipartisan support for the alliance.

President Trump meets Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in the Oval Office US Foreign Policy

At 70, NATO is strong — but it must adapt to new demands

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

NATO turns 70 on April 4. That’s normally a good age to retire. But retirement would be a mistake, because the need for the transatlantic alliance remains very real.

NATO defense ministers gather during a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 13, 2019. US Foreign Policy

Britain doesn't know what it wants — but it needs to make a Brexit decision soon

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Undaunted, Theresa May will try and get her deal through Parliament one last time next week in the faint hope that she can still succeed.

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Former And Current Women Heads Of State Sign Open Letter Pushing For Women's Rights

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WBEZ
Catherine Bertini

In late February, a group of global women leaders signed an open letter, calling for government and private sector leaders to take legal and social action to promote gender inclusion and female empowerment.

A woman attends a rally to mark International Women's Day in Madrid, Friday, March 8, 2019. Women and Girls

What Are the Biggest Problems Women Face Today?

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Politico
Ertharin Cousin

Eleven female lawmakers, journalists and scholars weigh in.

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Pedestrian Deaths Are On The Rise

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WBEZ
Samuel Kling

Pedestrian deaths are at their highest rate in nearly 30 years, according to a new report issued by the Governors Highway Safety Association.

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Trump's failure with North Korea is not surprising — time to let the experts step in

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Successive US administrations have sought to halt and reverse North Korea's nuclear quest through threats, inducements, and negotiations. None succeeded.

President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Feb. 28, 2019 US Foreign Policy