Rahm Emanuel

Introduction a. Explanation In the recent past, legal controversy surrounding the application of the law across the federal and state tiers of the government has widened. The American AG sought to sue the State of California for the passing of three laws that limited cooperation between the federal immigration agents and the State. In the views of the AG, the states, such as California and Oakland, are simply obstructing the Federal agencies from enforcing the law. Against this backdrop, the paper

The White House Chief of Staff Submitted by Samantha Janway El Centro College Class 2305, Section 53402, Spring 2016 The White House Chief of Staff The specific role of the White House Chief of Staff is as complex as it is elusive. The WHCS oversees high-level White House staffing, who is allowed to speak with the President directly, handles the President’s schedule, is a confidant and advisor to the President, handles what information the President receives, negotiates with multiple

Currently, policymakers are mostly concerned with the economic impacts a policy will have. While economic factors are important when evaluating and analyzing policies, there needs to be more of an emphasis on the social impacts policies have, especially when it comes to community development policies. Although it is not the only issue with currently popular community development policies, gentrification is one of the most problematic and enlightening conflicts of our time. The core issue with gentrification

The Chicago Fire Department and The Chicago Police Department are in danger of losing their pensions. These brave men and women put their lives on the line every day and this is how the government repays them. This is not securing their future of retirement. Citizens believe that our first responder’s pensions should be a high priority to Chicago’s to-do list. This City of Chicago owes these brave men and women a pension like they promised and if that means cutting funds to other things, then it

The Black Lives Matter movement main tool is Social media.Through their usage the movement has essentially used social media effectively to address police brutality cases and political reform. They have successfully gained attention of political leaders throughout the nation.First came the attention of local political leaders.A most notable state in which local leaders have responded to the movement is Chicago.The article “The radicalism of Black Lives Matter” whose author has credibility in understanding

In today’s society, it is obvious that we still face racism and oppression. Something that we talk about historically happening, such as the civil rights movement, is very alive today. History is in a way repeating itself. Some may counter this argument and say “all lives matter”, but they cannot ignore the disproportionate injustice against African Americans today. If we study the Black Lives Matter movement, we can see that discrimination and oppression still exists, but there are constructive

The problem of identity politics and a lack of leadership on the left is nothing new. Since I 've been involved with leftwing political movements, identity politics has been a driving force on the left. Obama has gotten away with murder, literally, because of identity politics. Hillary Clinton 's electoral loss could be attributed to identity politics. And many people argue one of the primary limitations of Black Lives Matter is their adherence to identity politics. When identities take precedence

Gun Violence in Chicago The city of Chicago, Illinois is facing a crisis in regards to gun violence. This pervasive issue affects the city as whole, but ripples violently through Chicago’s neighborhoods with lower socioeconomic status. While this form of violence in Chicago has been a problem for decades, 2016 was a “devastatingly violent year” as 762 people were murdered in the city (Sweeney, Schmadeke, & Meisner, 2017, p. 1). The city of Chicago has a population of 2.7 million people, which is

John Thompson Prof. Brown Eng 105 8:00 MW 11 Nov. 2015 Police Brutality: An Epidemic of the 21st Century Is police brutality a big deal? Depending on the person, the responses to the question will vary greatly. Many people believe it is becoming an epidemic in or country, but others believe policeman go too far in their everyday endeavors. Although policeman are constantly put in situations that can require excessive force and cause stress, the officers are still required to follow a certain code

Economic Development refers to economic growth, while economic growth refers to increase in GDP (Nafziger, 2012). Economic development requires the government’s dedications, incentives, vision, and leadership (Morgan, 2011). Smart economic development, on the other hand, leverages technology to increase efficiency, and reduce cost. It requires the government’s dedications, incentives, vision, and leadership. Public Wi-Fi, for example, can be used as a tool to connect business and citizens by