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Ozzie Guillen Suspended for Being Ozzie Guillen
By Whet Moser
Bowing to pressure from public officials, the Miami Marlins are keeping their new manager off the bench for five games after his "pro-Castro" comments. It might seem like absurd overreach... or it could be an exciting new frontier in public policy. Read more
The Cubs and White Sox in the Age of Austerity
By Whet Moser
Of all the teams in major league baseball, only three cut their payrolls more than 20 percent over the offseason—and the two most drastic discounters are the Cubs and the Sox, with Theo Epstein leading all of baseball in payroll cuts in his first season. Otherwise, about the only notable thing remains what Ozzie said. Read more
Weekend Reads
By Whet Moser
The beginnings of an oral history of Chicago school teaching; the state of Chicago health care; the neighborhoods with the most flower power; DIY urbanism in Logan Square; and more Read more
Why the Kids Aren't Driving These Days
By Whet Moser
Millennials are interested in city living, both in the city and the suburbs—and cities and suburbs are meeting that demand. But social media is also a substitute for meetspace, and the Information Superhighway for the highway. Read more
Chicago's Global Clout: Now and In the Future
By Whet Moser
Two new reports see Chicago's position among world cities staying relatively stable, at least compared to our national peers; the real growth will be among China's biggest cities. On the other hand, we're "becoming more important geopolitically than the United States is as a country," so we've got that going for us. Read more