Urban progressive government badly undermines those it claims to lift...

Published: Sept. 24, 2021, 1 a.m.

Cisco and Falzon Hour\n\nBroadcast in Politics\n\n\nCall in to speak with the host: Cisco Acosta, Mark Falzon, and guest (845) 262-0988\n\n\nJoin us tonight, at 9:00 pm eastern time, with our guest:\xa0 Matt Rosenberg, is author of the new book,\xa0What Next, Chicago?: Notes of a Pissed-Off Native Son.\n\nIn the fall of 2020, amidst riots, looting, and an alarming uptick in senseless killings, journalist Matt Rosenberg returns to his native Chicago to see if the city can dig itself out of the hot mess it\u2019s become after decades of liberal governance.\n\n\nOur nation\u2019s big cities are broken. Urban progressive government badly undermines those it claims to lift.\xa0Matt Rosenberg\xa0lived in Chicago for thirty years and came back to live there again amidst the turmoil of 2020.\xa0What Next, Chicago? Notes of a Pissed-Off Native Son\xa0exposes the roots of Chicago\u2019s violent crime, failing courts and schools, rotten finances, and ongoing Black exodus, and proposes a rescue plan for this emblematic American city.\n\n\xa0\n\n\xa0Topics for discussion: \xa0Lori Lightfoot, Chicago crime wave, and the future of Bankruptcy for Chicago.\n\n\xa0Show Writer: Doreen Ann\n\nShow Sponsor: Studentsforabetterfuture.com