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31 October 2026

Wrong Body.

The Economist wrote Google’s obituary. Read it twice.

A Halloween graveyard under a full moon. The headstone reads R.I.P. Google, with Google struck out in red and The Economist carved below it. The epitaph reads Died of No Clicks. An open grave and a jack-o’-lantern sit beside it.

26 October 2026

BP Can Wait. Whiting Can’t.

Day 221 of the lockout. Two wars pay BP for every week the gate stays locked. Locked Out, Logged In, Part One.

My mom holding me as a baby in their first place in Whiting, Indiana.

19 October 2026

Everything Must Go

The Skyway, the meters twice, Block 37 for a nickel and South Works on a 99 year lease. The Record, Chapter Nine.

The headline Everything Must Go under the lit Chicago Register sign, with a timeline from 1992 to today.

19 October 2026

The Exit

A bank rescued, mill checks bounced and the steel gone from both sides of the line. The Record, Chapter Eight.

The headline The Exit under the lit Chicago Register sign, with a timeline from 1970 to 1992.

19 October 2026

Clear It, Wall It, Sell It

An alderman’s nod, one word called blight and houses sold on contracts built to be lost. The Record, Chapter Seven.

The headline Clear It, Wall It, Sell It under the lit Chicago Register sign, with a timeline from 1945 to 1970.

19 October 2026

The Line on the Map

The covenant in the deed, the red on the map and ten men shot in South Chicago. The Record, Chapter Six.

The headline The Line on the Map under the lit Chicago Register sign, with a timeline from 1913 to 1945.

19 October 2026

Pullman, Morgan and the Money Behind the Money

Three floors of money, who paid for the guns, and the porters made to answer to George. The Record, the deep dig.

The headline Pullman, Morgan and the Money Behind the Money under the lit Chicago Register sign, with a timeline from 1867 to 1907.

15 October 2026

For Sale. Just Not to You.

Buying a home is the biggest check most families ever write.