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"It’s hard to believe we’re even having this conversation. By threatening to attack the most populous country in Africa as protectors of Christians like some fading colonial power, President Trump is once again displaying his 19th-century sensibilities."

"I think they were thinking that the closures were going to just target the public schools, but now we are seeing that, since the support for charter schools is in decline, you also have the closure of the charter schools,” Farmer said."

"At its worst, public policy can do more harm than good in Chicago neighborhoods — creating and sustaining hurdles that get in the way of supporting equitable revitalization and investment. At its best, public policy, and specifically the progressive use of eminent domain, can spark transformation by creating jobs, expanding public access and laying the groundwork for economic reactivation — think Grant Park, Chicago's lakefront and Chicago Transit Authority extensions."