Jim Daley

Scientific American • 24th March 2021

Hunger Strikers Seeking Environmental Justice Win Air-Pollution Delay​

A hunger strike in Chicago and concerns raised by city and state politicians has slowed the planned move of a metal scrapper to a working-class, predominantly Latino community

Scientific American • 1st March 2021

Killings by Police Declined after Black Lives Matter Protests

A study also found body-camera use and community policing increased in places with the most active movements.

South Side Weekly • 23rd February 2021

Cops Got Overtime for Anjanette Young Raid

Five of the officers named in Young’s lawsuit had overtime requests approved for the night of the raid

South Side Weekly • 17th February 2021

Chicago Police Overtime Broke Department Records in 2020

About 6% of cops generated 20% of last year's overtime pay

Scientific American • 11th February 2021

White Chicago Cops Use Force More Often than Black Officers

New study of the city's policing also shows differences between male and female cops

Scientific American • 20th November 2020

New Scientist-Candidates for U.S. Congress Fared Worse Than Expected in 2020

Even with big health issues in the headlines, most of these challengers lost, though advocates hope the races gave science a higher policy profile

South Side Weekly • 14th October 2020

Should Protesters be Prosecuted? Foxx and O’Brien Differ

Kim Foxx is dismissing certain misdemeanor charges against protesters and prosecuting those charged with felonies. Her opponent says Foxx is allowing crime to “intermix” with peaceful protesters.

South Side Weekly • 2nd September 2020

Mohawk Johnson on Hip-Hop, Activism, and Skating

"I think what people need to understand is that regardless of how you feel about the methodology, these people are in pain. Art creates an avenue for that pain"

South Side Weekly • 6th August 2020

What Happened July 17?

A document of the conflict in Grant Park

Scientific American • 8th July 2020

Vaccinations Have Sharply Declined Nationwide during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rates of childhood immunization have fallen across the U.S., raising the risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks

Scientific American • 20th March 2020

How to Triage Patients Who Need Intensive Care

A new computer model analyzes when to admit people to intensive care units—and when to move them out—which could help doctors handle the coronavirus surge

South Side Weekly • 4th February 2020

What Happened to the Mental Health Task Force?

Public Health Commissioner Allison Arwady has proposed a new task force to “coordinate” mental health efforts

Scientific American • 17th December 2019

Ancient "Chewing Gum" Reveals a 5,700-Year-Old Microbiome

Archaeologists reconstructed a Neolithic woman’s complete genome and oral microbiome from a piece of birch tar she chewed

In These Times • 3rd October 2019

Trump Admin Scrubs Websites of Info on Services for Migrant Children

Under Trump, government websites are also more frequently using derogatory language to refer to migrant children.

Scientific American • 19th September 2019

Silent Skies: Billions of North American Birds Have Vanished

Though waterfowl and raptor populations have made recoveries, bird populations have declined since 1970 across nearly all habitats

Scientific American • 7th August 2019

Brazil's Sacked Space Director Speaks Out on Attacks on Science

Ricardo Galvão discusses his dismissal after Amazon deforestation data rankled President Bolsonaro

Scientific American • 26th April 2019

Is the EPA Stifling Science on Chemical Toxicity Reports?

Critics say changes to the agency’s review process will harm public health

Scientific American • 11th April 2019

Tests on Astronaut and Twin Brother Highlight Spaceflight's Human Impact

NASA Study reports physiological and behavioral results that could shape future space missions

Scientific American • 9th April 2019

A Geological "Orrery" Could Reveal Planetary Dynamics in Deep Time

Paul Olsen drills into the Earth’s sedimentary record for clues about the evolution of the solar system

Scientific American • 12th March 2019

Infectious Diseases Spike amid Venezuela's Political Turmoil

Scientists say the rise in illnesses is due to a combination of government suppression of research, a lack of disease data and climate change