Our nation is stuck right now, paralyzed by the marriage of learned helplessness and meaningless re-enactments.
After another bloody holiday weekend—seven dead and dozens wounded in Highland Park; at least 10 dead and  62 wounded in the city of Chicago; more than 220 dead and more wounded in other cities and counties—we are seeing these two trends converge again.

Crains Chicago Business op-ed written by Rev. David Brawley, Amy Totsch, Richard Townsell and Michael Gecan  tells how to break the cycle.