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New Report Details Chicago's Record As A 'Welcoming City' For Immigrants

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WBEZ
Rob Paral

Chicago was ranked the most immigrant-friendly city in America, according to the 2019 New American Economy Cities Index.

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How Chicago's immigrants can help us chart a path to COVID recovery

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Crain's Chicago Business
Sara McElmurry

Working for a nonprofit that serves thousands of immigrants in Chicago each year, Sara McElmurry understands firsthand what immigrants can offer the city if offered access to opportunity.

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Opinion – It's Time to Redefine Gender Mainstreaming

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E-International Relations
Katelyn Jones

2020 is a key time to reflect on gender equality efforts and progress globally.

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Will Chicago bounce back?

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Chicago Tribune
Richard C. Longworth

While Chicagoans have been working from home or not working at all, the economy that fuels their city has changed, perhaps permanently.

Shoppers walk past a boarded-up Brooks Brothers store on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2020. Global Economy

While the West dithers, Russia stays busy

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

When it comes to Russia, the West remains mostly divided—and no one has stepped up to lead the way to collective action.

 Protesters gather near Independence Palace, residence of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in Minsk on Sept. 6 US Foreign Policy

'Ally-Shoring' Will Help US Rebuild Economy and Global Leadership

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The Hill
John Austin

Ally-shoring describes a program of sourcing essential materials, goods, and services with trusted friends while disengaging from China and other states that seek to undermine American interests from critical supply chains.

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The Epistemics of Policymaking

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OpenEdition
Kris Hartley

From technocracy to critical pragmatism in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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United Nations
Climate and the Environment

Fighting Fake News in the COVID-19 Era: Policy Insights from an Equilibrium Model

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Springer Nature
Kris Hartley

Like many policy challenges, the COVID-19 crisis is exposing deep-seated political and epistemological divisions, fueled in part contestation over scientific evidence and ideological tribalism stoked in online communities.

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With High-tech Farming, We Can Usher in a Rural Renaissance

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The Chicago Tribune
John Austin

After the coronavirus pandemic has upended so much, we’re now reworking our supply chains for national food security and elevating agriculture back to a noble profession.

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The COVID City

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Project Syndicate
Robert Muggah

Could the pandemic lead to a more advanced and inclusive form of urbanism?

An aerial view of a neighborhood in Mumbai with small family homes. Global Health