Matt Rosenberg – Chicago's Drift Toward Dystopia
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 10 min
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Episode description
0:00 Matt’s profile of the artist Rahmaan Statik
11:26 Chicago’s “Great Unraveling”
20:41 Is Chicago slouching toward dystopia?
29:50 How will the near-end of cash bail affect crime in Chicago?
33:24 The responsibilities of teachers, parents, and the police
46:59 A snapshot of crime in Chicago
52:26 Matt runs the numbers on Illinois’s out-of-wedlock births
1:02:44 Lori Lightfoot’s prospects for reelection
Links and Readings
Matt’s book, What Next, Chicago?: Notes of a Pissed-Off Native Son
Wirepoints
Matt’s profile with artist Rahmaan Barnes
University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Becoming a Man program
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