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November 2023

Explainers Don’t Explain Chicago Politics
The only way to stop Mark Ruffalo Movie Crying about Chicago Politics is to understand power.
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Let Anna Valencia Go To Bed!
What’s happening in the City Clerk’s office is deeper than my parasocial relationship with Anna Valencia -- it explains many of the challenges facing…
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Rahm Emanuel Steak Knife Energy
Here’s a terrible story about a terrible former Mayor everyone in Chicago hates. Unfortunately, it reminds me of most Chicago organizers I know.
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Who Hurt You, Ray Lopez?
Alder Raymond Lopez doesn't matter -- except, he does, until the way we address local government changes.
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September 2023

Mayor Johnson, Garda World, and How to Make Policy Choices When Everything is Broken or Evil
Mayor Johnson has to make hard policy decisions when it comes to housing migrants bused to Chicago. Does that really have to mean working with Garda…
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Mayor Johnson, Garda World, and How to Make Policy Choices When Everything is Broken or Evil
Mayor Johnson has to make hard policy decisions when it comes to housing migrants. Does that really mean working with abusive private contractors like…
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Karen Lewis' Legacy is Brandon Johnson as a "Yo! Guy"
Having a guy who writes goofy emails instead of ones that haunt me a little is an indication that there’s space to change the ways Chicago’s government…
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July 2023

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