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Joe Barrett

Chicago

National Affairs Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal

Senior Midwest correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. I cover infrastructure and the environment as well as odd happenings. I also have a bunch of guitars.

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  • 1 week ago | wsj.com | Joe Barrett

    After U.S. says Canadians need a passport to go to the cross-border Haskell, the library opens a new door and author Louise Penny pitches inDERBY LINE, Vt.—The stately, stone-and-stained-glass library in this tiny border town in the rolling hills of Vermont plays a pivotal role in Canadian mystery writer Louise Penny’s forthcoming novel. In the book, a shadowy cabal has hatched a plot to tap Canada’s vast resources by making it the 51st state.

  • 2 weeks ago | wsj.com | John McCormick |John Mccormick |Jack Gillum |Joe Barrett

    The Chicago man has been a vocal advocate for Palestinian issues and a staunch critic of corporationsCHICAGO—The 31-year-old Chicago man who allegedly shot and killed two young Israeli Embassy staffers Wednesday night is an activist who has vocally protested on behalf of pro-Palestinian issues and a range of progressive and anticorporate causes.

  • 4 weeks ago | tovima.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick

    The rising cost of ice cream means that a simple indulgence for a couple—whether in the city or on an island—could now cost up to 12 euros. The wave of price hikes has not spared Greece’s favorite summer delight, as the cost of a single scoop of ice cream edges closer to 3 euros with the arrival of the warmer months. Confectioners report that the surge in raw material costs has been especially harsh on chocolate, which has seen its price skyrocket by 80%.

  • 4 weeks ago | wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick

    In selecting Prevost, the Conclave appears to be betting that his mixed identity—a Pope both of America and the world—will serve him well as leader of a global church trying to navigate a time of turmoil and transition. Its center of gravity is increasingly spread across a distant periphery, including Latin America, where Prevost enjoys popularity and strong relationships.

  • 4 weeks ago | wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick

    In selecting Prevost, the conclave appears to be betting that his mixed identity—a pope both of America and the world—will serve him well as leader of a global church trying to navigate a time of turmoil and transition. Its center of gravity is increasingly spread across a distant periphery, including Latin America, where Prevost enjoys popularity and strong relationships.

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Joe Barrett
Joe Barrett @jbarrchicago
9 May 25

I visited some newly holy sites in Chicagoland for this story. The new pope’s boyhood home in Dolton, Ill., and the family’s parish on the far south side: https://t.co/lfAB480cLZ

Joe Barrett
Joe Barrett @jbarrchicago
5 May 25

Here’s my latest: https://t.co/NzEXzSTK5S

Joe Barrett
Joe Barrett @jbarrchicago
28 Apr 25

Here’s my latest. I crossed the entire state of Kansas for this one: https://t.co/P58W038Omy