Commentary and Analysis

President Biden has options to address this national security concern, the Council's John Austin argues.

By investing in infrastructure, the United States can prepare communities to participate in a changing economy, increase access to opportunity, and address challenges highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

If Biden and a new Congress deliver a long overdue (and now urgent) infrastructure agenda focused on sustainability, equity and a clean energy future for the United States, it can both reinvigorate the Midwest and support national economic growth.

Chicago was ranked the most immigrant-friendly city in America, according to the 2019 New American Economy Cities Index.

Working for a nonprofit that serves thousands of immigrants in Chicago each year, Sara McElmurry understands firsthand what immigrants can offer the city if offered access to opportunity.

While Chicagoans have been working from home or not working at all, the economy that fuels their city has changed, perhaps permanently.

Ally-shoring describes a program of sourcing essential materials, goods, and services with trusted friends while disengaging from China and other states that seek to undermine American interests from critical supply chains.

Several forces propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic may intersect to spin new life into more of the Midwest's still-struggling factory towns, second-tier cities, and rural hinterlands.

Brexit became official on Friday. Reset takes a look at what the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union might mean for Chicago and the Midwest.

Across the Midwest, the virus is revealing the always tenuous hold on a decent income for many.