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  • The Mali I Knew

    This post is not about the country currently torn in two by Tuareg rebels and their Al-Qaida allies whose extremism has recent spread like a…

  • Streetwise Goes Global!

    Streetwise, a local magazine written and sold by Chicagoans affected by homelessness, had a great issue over the New Years. For those that don’t know…

  • Three Trends to Watch in ’13

    Thinking through the events of 2012 year, it was clear that a lot of events have occurred internationally. At home, President Barrack Obama was re-elected;…

  • What do you know about your tank of gas? (The answers are here!)

    Last week I put up this poll asking where our oil comes for here in Chicago? Thanks to the monthly data on imports, I can…