Rahm Emanuel

Pathieu and Karen Jordan, Mayor Rahm Emanuel welcomes students, both elementary and high school, to the new school year. Not only that, but he responds to the recent Trump administration decision to phase out DACA, which has protected nearly 800,000 young undocumented young adults from deportation since 2012. By stating that Chicago is a “Trump-free” zone, Emanuel and CPS teachers welcome every student despite their race. (“CPS Students Head Back to Class; Emanuel Assures DACA Students Are Safe”)

MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! This was a common phrase uttered by many Donald Trump supporters during the 2016 Presidential Election. In a campaign fueled by hate, “isms” that divide our country such as racism and sexism have come to the forefront in the last political cycle; however, none were more prevalent than jingoism. Defined as “extreme patriotism, especially in the form of warlike foreign policy”, jingoism often carries a negative connotation and has been exemplified by the 2016 election (Merriam

This has prompted public officials like Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to speak of the “important function” such cameras play in offering safety on a daily basis and during events both big and small. The successful use of this technology in such a high-profile investigation is likely to prompt other major cities to

In recent years and over the course of the past fifty year history dating back to the civil rights movement of the 1960’s, the city of Chicago has been a center stage for violence, protest, racial clash, and inevitably segregation. Since the days that Martin Luther King Jr. led marches in some of Chicago’s most historic moments, the city’s sizable black population has hardly witnessed an upturn in their quest for equality. In fact, many studies have identified a pattern of poverty, violence, bias

The legality of having guns and possessing firearms in the United States of America is well engraved within the Second Amendment of the nation’s constitution. However, the issue of gun regulation has remained a central topic in America’s public. Some people advocate for a total ban on gun possession, while others are totally against this idea. The shooting incident in Las Vegas weeks ago has raised controversial debates in the United States of America. In fact, the White House is concerned on the

My dear friends and comrades on the Left, Let me start out by saying: thank you for saving my life. And that's not hyperbole: it took me a while to find you, but when I did, you helped guide me in a meaningful direction. Instead of drowning myself in booze or escaping into a world of drugs, I found the antiwar movement and the world of progressive political activism. For that, I am extremely thankful. When I was 18 years old, you might have found me on one of those YouTube clips progressives

What do you mostly spend your money on? Thesis: Mostly everyone spends their money on junk food and clothes. Most teenagers that are attending high school have jobs. Like I said most teens! They are either working because they believe that having their own money will prevent them from asking their parents for any type of financial help for anything. Most teens start work at fast-foods places, shoe stores and retail jobs. Once they get that bi-weekly check my question to you is what do you spend

4% of their income into the state pension. Chicago Public schools currently covers 7 percentage points, meaning that teachers only pay 2.4% of their income into the state pension. Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s solution would have teachers contribute 7% of their incomes to state pensions, and the schools pay 2.4% (Emanuel to CPS Teachers: 'Be Part of the Solution). My solution would be to have teachers contribute 3.6% of their income instead of 7%. I would also get members of the city council, the mayor and

SPEECH PURPOSE: General purpose: To inform my audience how pot-holes are formed and what they can do to help fix them. Specific purpose: To inform my audience how pot-holes are formed in Chicago, due to the climate. And what Chicagoans can do to help fix them by using the city’s’ free on line service. INTRODUCTION I. (Attention getter): According to the Chicago tribune’s website, in 2011 alone, 600,000 potholes were repaired, filled, or resurfaced by the city of Chicago. If this is divided

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Perhaps these words written on Lady Liberty first inspired the creation of so called “sanctuary cities” in the United States. Sanctuary cities began in the 80’s as a network of churches and religious congregations that provided safe housing for refugees. Today, sanctuary cities have transformed from a small scale network to a larger social movement to fight xenophobia and bring the possibility of a normal life for undocumented