Bill Knight
Local Commentator-
A New Year’s letter to my sonDear Russell: This is a departure from 20 years of annual notes to you from your “ink-stained wretch” of a dad. It’s also… -
A personal hero, newspaper columnist and labor activist Heywood Broun, was known for his progressive views and his passionate interests – from sports and… -
Time magazine recently had a cover story bashing teachers that was not just one-sided, but as misleading as less-respected voices on talk radio and cable… -
Illinoisans disappointed because the U.S. Senate didn’t pass the Keystone XL pipeline measure letting multi-national corporations bring tar-sand Canadian… -
For this Thanksgiving, last winter’s “polar vortex” became this season’s “bomb cyclone” – meteorologists’ trendy term for an intense, fast-moving storm… -
Lane Evans had an easy smile, but downstate Illinois’ progressive champion for working people and veterans was a bit bashful and didn’t often laugh out… -
After last week’s midterm election, Washington’s Republican leaders imagine their future as “Interstellar.”But it could be more like the unmanned space… -
The public-comment period on a new rule about water ended two weeks ago, but the uproar over a “government takeover” of ditches remains.It’s reminiscent… -
Wall Street seems like a casino where the problem gamblers ARE the House, and they only bet on sure things. “Wall Street hates uncertainty,” analysts… -
Organizing can achieve results, and collective strength sometimes overcomes powerful interests.For example, days after labor unions and progressive…
