By the time of this week’s Democratic presidential debate, President Trump should be ensconced in meetings with counterparts at an international summit gathering in Osaka, Japan.
Illinois companies and trade associations are among hundreds nationwide heading to Washington D.C. this week to convince the Trump Administration to hold off on a threat to increase tariffs on Chinese products.
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.