Dahleen Glanton – Page 18

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks Jan. 17, 2020, at the 34th annual interfaith breakfast celebrating the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Column: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s promise to combat poverty is bold. But it will take more than words to work.

January 22, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot used the "P" word the other day. Most politicians aren't comfortable talking about poverty, but Lightfoot didn't hold back. Speaking to a roomful of community and civic...

President Donald Trump smiles during a rally at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee's Panther Arena Jan. 14.

Column: The Founding Fathers’ hard work is lost on Donald Trump’s impeachment

January 20, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

It was impossible to watch the opening of Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate last week without feeling a sense of patriotism. Regardless of where you stand on the...

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, leave Windsor Castle after their wedding on May 19, 2018.

Column: African Americans know Meghan Markle is black. Yet many whites want to call her something else.

January 16, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.

To many African Americans, Meghan Markle is simply black. So are Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Halle Berry, August Wilson, Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington. It doesn't matter that one...

Former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb talks to reporters following a status hearing concerning actor Jussie Smollett at the Leighton Criminal Court building on Aug. 23, 2019.

Column: A special prosecutor is poring over Jussie Smollett’s Google records. Should we be OK with that?

January 15, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

It's hard to find anyone who doesn't despise Jussie Smollett. In the unjust court of public opinion, he has been convicted of being a lying race-baiter and sentenced to eternal...

Column: The culture clash at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding signaled trouble ahead

January 13, 2020 at 12:26 p.m.

Anybody who got up early to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot should have known that the fairy tale wasn't going to last. That gospel choir was...

A man walks toward the White House on Jan. 8, 2020, in Washington, the morning after Iran launched a ballistic missile strike at bases in Iraq.

Column: By averting a military strike, Donald Trump put the lives of American troops ahead of his ego.

January 8, 2020 at 4:45 p.m.

I did not sleep Tuesday night. Like many Americans who have relatives in the military, we went to bed knowing that the fate of our loved ones was in the...

A woman looks out at the mountains in Arizona.

Column: A lesson from my vacation: Chaos still happens, even when you’re completely unplugged.

January 8, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.

I almost completely unplugged for seven days. I understand, of course, that putting it that way is an immediate giveaway that I failed. The important thing, though, is that I...

Column: This Christmas, I’m remembering my mother, her mink coat, and the gift that keeps on giving

January 28, 2020 at 4:17 p.m.

One Christmas morning many years ago, my mother walked out of the kitchen as she had done since I was a little girl and took her place on the living...

Michael Wille, left, and Ethan Cusey hold opposing impeachment signs outside the U.S. Capitol as members of the House debate charging President Donald Trump with two articles of impeachment on Dec. 18, 2019.

Column: Democrats were right to impeach Donald Trump, but polls show the cost could be higher than they anticipated

December 19, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Most Americans don't enjoy impeachments. Whether they think the charges against the president are warranted or not, they don't revel in the world watching us tear ourselves apart. When the...

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood prepares to speak at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in McHenry, Illinois, for a Vietnam veterans commemoration ceremony on Nov. 10, 2019.

Column: Illinois residents should be proud of the members of Congress who put their careers on the line to vote for impeachment

December 18, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

Illinoisans should be proud of Reps. Lauren Underwood, Cheri Bustos and Dan Lipinski. Among the most vulnerable members of Congress, the three Democrats have chosen to put America ahead of...

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