- Today’s podcast we are joined by fellow CSU alumnus and current dual Masters student at Carnegie Mellon, Cameron. Today we talk about Chicago and the right lenses to look through when discussing Chicago. We address the bad side of Chicago that frequently gets swept under the rug.
- Crime is dispersed based on economic opportunities. The groundwork for crime and economic disparity was started decades ago by the government. Chicago has done a poor job perpetuating through over policing, yet under nursing the community. Today we take a deeper look into that.
Section 1: Chicago Current Problems
- Our opinions on Lori Lightfoot
- Legalization of weed
- Gang violence, extreme poverty, and gun violence
Section 2: Chicago and it’s complicated history with MLK Jr/Civil Rights Movement
- Chicago - "The most segregated city in the North." - MLK Jr. once said I think the people of Mississippi ought to come to Chicago to learn how to hate”.)
- White Chicagoans celebrated the assassination of MLK Jr. which led to looting in response to the disrespect.
- Public Housing in Chicago and how segregation was pushed as civil unrest grew.
Section 3: Current Issues Facing American Cities
- Gentrification, segregation, and evictions. Chicago's eviction rate is 1.1% compared to the nationwide rate of 2.34% but this does not include the informal eviction that go unreported or the discriminating leasing practices by landlords.
- How does real estate impact the black plight and segregation?
- Is gentrification inevitable in Chicago? And if so where do poor residents move to next?
Section 4: Police misconduct in Chicago
- Chicago spent more than $113 million on police misconduct suits in 2018, half a billion $ in 8 years.
- From 1972 to 1991 a group called the midnight crew led by Chicago detective Jon Burge tortured suspects into giving confessions.
- Between 2000 and 2008 1,300 Chicago PD officers have been the subject of at least 100 citizen complaints.
How does this get fixed? What is the next generation of policing going to look like?
