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"Showing Up, Shutting It Down" | May 2026
A short piece on Chicago's 2026 May Day events (with photos by Zach Caddy)

"Where Everybody Knows Your Name" | April 2026
A profile of Fountain House, the nation's oldest and largest psychosocial rehabilitation clubhouse for people living with mental health challenges.

"Year of the Whistle" | December 2025

On my experience participating in ICE watch in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz.

"'Helped' Against Your Will" | October 2025

On the nationwide push toward expanding use of involuntary psychiatric treatment and hospitalization at the local, state, and federal levels, and its stark contrast with Zohran Mamdani's proposed policies on mental health care and community safety.

"Rewriting the Narrative on Public Housing" | April 2025

On the long-awaited opening of the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago, which tells the story of public housing in the United States through the eyes of its current and former residents.