Now that the Emanuel administration has pledged to seize the old Main Post Office through eminent domain, we’re imagining a future for the promising site. We explore different ideas. In his book Queer Clout: Chicago and the Rise of Gay Politics, Timothy Stewart-Winter explains the impact Chicago had on the gay rights movement in the United States and how the path to power relied on politics. We discuss. And during live coverage of an event at the White House, President Obama issued a statement on his plans for Guantanamo Bay. Obama announced that he planned to shut down the detention center by the end of his final term as president and transfer the remaining detainees. We take a look at his plans.