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In an op-ed published by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Beth Gutelius and Nik Theodore write that the unionization effort at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama won’t be the last as automation continues.
Data on youth joblessness from the Latino Neighborhoods Report is cited in a story on youth in Chicago in the wake of the police killing of Adam Toledo.
The Chicago Tribune published an op-ed from UIC professors Chris Kanich, Dick Simpson, and Kathleen Yang-Clayton about the process of the redistricting Chicago’s 50 wards.
A Chicago Sun-Times article on how some Latino-owned businesses in Chicago are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic includes comments from GCI Director Teresa Cordova.
Matt Wilson participated in a panel discussion ABC 7 Chicago's Our Chicago program which examined "the long lasting effects of the discriminatory real estate and banking practices of redlining."
A NBCNews.com article on health and safety issues facing warehouse workers amid the pandemic and the busy holiday season includes comments from Nik Theodore, fellow at the Great Cities Institute.
Nik Theodore is quoted in a WBEZ article on the need for warehouse and factory workers to be prioritized for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during the busy holiday season.
In a co-authored cover story for the Stanford Social Innovation Review winter issue, Beth Gutelius writes that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how digital tools can foster online engagement that leads to real benefits for working people.
Teresa Cordova is interviewed during WGN-TV News’ latest “Back to Work” segment that explores the shift some people are making from certain downtown Chicago zip codes to the suburbs or North Side neighborhoods due to the pandemic.
In a Q&A with Crain’s Chicago Business, Teresa Córdova, director of GCI, along with Samuel Kling, discuss the future of Chicago—and of cities in general—in a post-pandemic world.