Commentary and Analysis

Chicago economist Diane Swonk had been skeptical that the Federal Reserve could engineer a soft landing from post-pandemic inflation. Now she's coming around.

Is it possible for Russia and the West not just to reluctantly co-exist, but to establish a positive peace? Paul Poast weighs in.

Yasmeen Abutaleb, Ken Moriyasu, & Yaroslav Trofimov join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Illinois and its largest city play crucial parts in the worldwide trade landscape. To understand what those parts entail, we spoke to World Business Chicago.

Amid a divisive election cycle, surveys show the US public is worried about the implications of political polarization and eroding democratic infrastructure.

Stefanie Bolzen, Stefan Kornelius, and Andrew Roth join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"It might surprise many to learn that Trump wouldn’t disagree with Biden or Harris on the need for the US to lead the world," Paul Poast writes.

For years the Chicago International Film Festival was run on a shoestring budget, but a new gift from the Steiner family is changing all that.

Thanks to a passionate group of independent presses, bookstores, and translators, the city’s foreign lit scene is thriving.

Despite the scale of the crisis and its importance for the broader region, Sudan remains out of the minds of most Americans.