Back before prediction markets were a thing, the boundaries of what constituted insider trading were a good deal clearer, and less likely to intersect with government employees. But those markets — gambling, really, by another name — have changed all that. We've seen legitimate concerns arise within all branches of government over employees using their inside information to take bets on the eclectic array of options available in those markets.
Today, the editorial board applauded Gov. JB Pritzker for taking a stand against all that and argued it should apply to city and federal employees across the country.
Also today, the editorial board writes about whether U.S. consumers are being served by the US stopping the importing of cheap Chinese electric cars available at dealerships in Mexico and Canada. They're at least one third less than comparable SUVs, for example, on sale here. The solution, argues the board, lies in U.S. automakers building more affordable vehicles that more Americans can actually manage to buy without going into debt for 6 or 7 years.
Sunday, we wrote about the ongoing story involving the shooting of two police officers in a hospital on Chicago's Northwest Side by a suspect with multiple warrants to his name. In one of several editorials we've written on this topic, with more to come, we say that the new reality of the SAFE-T Act means that voters have to scrutinize the actions of judges and hold accountable those who do not detain suspects who need to be off the streets for the safety of the public at large. Scott Stantis has a cartoon that gets to the heart of the issue. And we have a separate piece on Cook County judges and transparency from Ald. Silvana Tabares.
Our Opinion section has a bunch of other great reads, including two pieces in our Chicago 2050 series, including one on water from Alaina Harkness and another from Steppenwolf Theatre's Glenn Davis, one of the city's arts leaders. Our Clarence Page writes about the Supreme Court’s decision to end the practice of drawing Congressional maps with race in mind. And Edward Keegan, our architecture columnist, writes admiringly about a cool performing arts center in East Garfield Park.
Finally, Michael Peregrine has a piece looking back at the Haymarket riots which you won't want to miss if you are interested in Chicago's fraught labor history.
Gov. Pritzker and the U.S. Senate have opened the door on the need for ethics reforms when it comes to unfair advantages those in government may have when it comes to the markets.
Plus a return to normalcy in Europe and catching up with Sinead O'Connor. View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story May 18, 2021 Your Tuesday Evening Briefing By Remy Tumin and Jade-Snow Joachim Good evening. Here's the latest. The New York Times 1. Gaza is facing a full-blown humanitarian catastrophe. The nine-day battle between Hamas militants and the Israeli military has damaged 17 hospitals and clinics. Destroyed sewage systems sent fetid wastewater through the streets. A desalination plant providing water to 250,000 people is offline. The only laboratory in Gaza that processes coronavirus tests was damaged by an Israeli airstrike. The Times created a day-by-day reconstruction of the violence with maps, death tolls and satellite images. There are subtle signs that Israel and Hamas may be edging toward a cease-fire, with Egypt and the U.N. working to "restore calm, " according to a person involved in the talks. All E.U. member states ex...
Readers of The Morning share wisdom for the coming year. View in browser | nytimes.com December 28, 2024 By Melissa Kirsch Good morning. As we close out this year and look ahead to the new one, here's the best advice that readers of The Morning received this year. María Jesús Contreras Good advice The piece of wisdom I repeated the most this year came from a reader of The Morning who answered my call for advice last December: "We are all juggling so many balls. Differentiate between glass balls and rubber balls — and don't be afraid to drop the rubber balls." Everyone with whom I shared this little gem seemed to find it useful (or maybe they were humoring me?). I'm not sure why this particular advice stuck with me — really, it's just saying "learn to prioritize," a colorful riff on "don't sweat the small stuff." For whatever reason, picturing the messy, ungovernable realm of worries and to-dos as rubber and glass balls helped me think...
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