Unions stand up for the middle class
Wherever we live and whatever political party we identify with, most Americans agree on a few basic things. We believe that those who work hard should have decent pay, affordable...
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Unions stand up for the middle class
Wherever we live and whatever political party we identify with, most Americans agree on a few basic things. We believe that those who work hard should have decent pay, affordable...
Ryan should look at alternatives to his budget cuts
The Tribune has now published a second editorial chiding state legislators for failing to cede to Gov. George Ryan their responsibility for shaping a state budget ("How to fix a...
LESSONS OF PRIVATIZATION
Your recent editorial criticizing the Illinois General Assembly for its haste to enact massive tax cuts in an election year was wide of the mark in identifying the real problems...
THE BURDEN OF HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS
On June 17, the Tribune editorial page could have taken aim at the "Number of the day" reported in your Business section--$113 million, which represented "the total cash compensation for...
DON’T DERAIL DCFS TRAIN OF PROGRESS
The Tribune's story "Staff turnover on rise at DCFS" (Chicagoland, Aug. 20) was a refreshing departure from the oversimplification that characterizes much of the media's coverage of the Illinois Department...
PRIVATE PRISONS DON’T MEASURE UP
The March 19 article on private prisons, "State keeps eye on track record of private firms that run prisons," paints too rosy a picture of the performance of private prisons....
STRONGER UNIONS WOULD HELP ECONOMY
The Tribune's editorial, "Fighting poverty and the wage gap" (Oct. 16), mentioned almost as an afterthought the decline of labor unions as a factor contributing to the growing gulf between...
SPARE WORKERS FROM HEALTH CARE TAB
The Tribune editorial, "Health reform is in the details" (May 1), takes the position that health-care reform should require working Americans to pay higher taxes for fewer health benefits. It...
DUCKING BLAME IN JOSEPH WALLACE CASE
The recent report to Cook County Chief Judge Harry Comerford on the Joseph Wallace tragedy was an important contribution toward understanding the problems in the child welfare system. Its concrete...