

Between Myth and Murder, Sitting with the Uncertainty of Assata Shakur
By: Richard Graveas, MA American History, PhD Candidate - September 30, 2025 I am ambivalent about Assata Shakur, and I think we should...


False Choices and Real Consequences: A Response to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Abolitionist Rhetoric
By: Richard Graves, MA, Exec. Cert Public Policy "What Chicago needs is not abstract ideological pronouncements but practical, balanced...


Society Failed—And Another Innocent Person Paid the Price
by Richard Graves, Sept 7, 2025 " Empathy Without Accountability Is Deadly" She fled a war only to die on a routine train ride. Iryna...


Harris Lost to the Math: The 2024 Election and the Refusal of the Left to Self-Reflect
By. Richard Graves, MA American History, Exec. Cert. Public Policy "If Democrats want to regain power in 2026 and 2028, they must...
























