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Whet Moser
Chicago's Big Pension Wall
By Whet Moser
In his budget address, the Mayor said that in less than four years, 22 percent of the city's budget will be consumed by pension costs. Why? That's when a state-imposed schedule, which would get the city's pensions 90 percent funded in 25 years, begins. Read more
Bicyclist Killed Downtown Avoiding a Dooring
By Whet Moser
One of the things that makes experienced cyclists most nervous is the ever-present threat of getting hit when a car door is opened into a bike lane. Some bike advocates are against any bike lanes that run to the left of parked cars. Read more
Rahm Emanuel, Trade-Union Racism, and the Burden of History
By Whet Moser
In response to a South Side labor protest, the mayor off-handedly mentioned the history of racial segregation in the "building trades." It's a long and ugly one, and even though private-sector unions have worked for years to undo the damage, we're still living with it. Read more