Author: WBEZ Chicago

For the first time since the War of 1812, the U.S. Capitol was breached as right-wing extremists whipped into a frenzy by President Trump stormed the complex.

Reset talks to a reporter who was trapped in the building during the takeover and brings you reaction from a range of Illinois lawmakers.

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Reset talks to 2 experts who explain how smaller, achievable goals are the key to success, and failure will only make you stronger and wiser.

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Reset checks in with Dr. Allison Arwady about the latest on COVID-19 in Chicago and the city’s vaccination distribution plans.

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To say it’s been a wild 2020 in Illinois and Chicago politics would be an understatement. The year started with the legalization of marijuana, saw a pandemic that shut down every corner of Illinois, streets filled with protesters in the wake of a police killing, boarded up storefronts, and even the early release of former governor Rod Blagojevich.

Reset breaks down those stories and more during our Year In Review: Chicago and Illinois Politics in 2020.

GUESTS: Heather Cherone, Chicago politics reporter at WTTW

David Greising, president and CEO of the Better Government Association

As many as 50 million Americans will experience food insecurity by the end of 2020, up from 35 million this time last year. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed an increasing number of people to the financial brink and turning to food pantries for assistance.

For the latest installment in our “Closing The Gap” series, Reset brings on experts, policymakers and residents to discuss the fight against food insecurity and explore personal solutions to closing the hunger gap.

GUESTS: Diane Schanzenbach, director of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University

Kate Maehr, CEO of Greater Chicago Food Depository

Angela Odoms-Young, associate professor of kinesiology and nutrition in the UIC College of Applied Health Sciences

What is the hunger industrial complex, and who is pulling the strings in our nation’s food system? In the latest installment of our Closing the Gap series, Reset brings on a food security expert who says the problem is much bigger than we think — and that “more food” is not the answer to ending hunger in the U.S. 

Also, a farmer joins the show to share why agriculture is the “revolutionary” solution to historic injustice for Black people.

GUESTS: Andy Fisher, executive director of EcoFarm; author of Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance Between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups

Kamal Bell, CEO of Sankofa Farms

What does a household that is food insecure look like? And who is most impacted? We talk to folks who have experienced food insecurity in their own families. We also hear from one of Illinois’ biggest food banks about how they’re addressing the “invisible” problem of hunger in the suburbs.