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Mike Doyle

I’m an #OpenlyAutistic gay, Hispanic, urbanist, Disney World fan, New York native, politically independent, Jewish blogger in Chicago. I believe in social justice, big cities, and public transit. I write words and raise money for nonprofits. I’ve written this blog since 2005. And counting...

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Compassionate Resistance for 5/29/17

Compassion Equals Strength

“As we near our City’s 300th anniversary, we must continue to find courage to stand up to hate and embrace justice and compassion.”

Compassionate Resistance for 5/26/17

Compassion Equals Strength

“A day that they spend worrying about you is a day that they’re not ending Medicare, privatizing public schools, or preparing a Muslim registry.”

Donald Trump Is So Dumb. (How Dumb Is He?)

Yes, we’d all love Donald Trump, the president, to be presidential. But Donald Trump, the human being, is a bullying, ignorant child.

Compassionate Resistance for 5/25/17

Compassion Equals Strength

“I believe that every woman should have this same opportunity to decide if, when, and how to get pregnant on her own terms.”

Compassionate Resistance for 5/24/17

Compassion Equals Strength

“There has been a whole shift in the way we think about healthcare towards, at least, an implicit recognition of healthcare as a right.”

Manchester Otherwise Love

Now Manchester. While we pause and pray, let’s be clear what gets us here–and how to stop coming ’round again.

Compassionate Resistance for 5/23/17

Compassion Equals Strength

“The Onion has obtained hundreds of documents from an anonymous source within the White House.” And it’s as awesome as it sounds.

Why Chicago Has No Jane Jacobs

On Sunday, Ai Weiwei said people who live censored lives in China eventually become complicit in their own subjugation. Little did he know he was talking about Chicago, too.

Compassionate Resistance for 5/9/17

Compassion Equals Strength

“It’s about…slowing them down so they can’t take more people, and doing it so well that they never want to come back.”

Compassionate Resistance for 5/8/17

Compassion Equals Strength

“Most of us don’t know what it’s like not to be safe, what it’s like to be targeted.”