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, Nov 30, 2012
Urine trouble!:
American Masters
, with Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly
TV's loudest self-styled cultural critics
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, Nov 21, 2012
White House turkey begs your pardon
In a fake Facebook contest. Also: Honey Boo Boo.
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, Nov 14, 2012
Could the natives be restless?
A Green Party congressional race and other rumblings among Chicago's electorate
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, Nov 13, 2012
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Mr. Smith Screws Up Washington
The Frank Capra classic lends moral support to senate obstructionists
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, Nov 13, 2012
America—a constitutional theocracy
De Tocqueville's idea of religion's place in America is analogous to my idea of the place of the monarchy in Britain
by Michael Miner
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, Nov 10, 2012
How social media might be hurting presidential elections
My problems with social media, exacerbated during the presidential election
by Tal Rosenberg
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, Nov 8, 2012
The dwindling minority of white male voters
The GOP's old dependables
by Michael Miner
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, Nov 8, 2012
Dread of what the oligarchs will try next
Lessons for Sheldon Adelson and the Koch brothers regarding Obama's reelection
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, Nov 8, 2012
Segregation and Obama's second term
It's never politically expedient for a president to fight segregation
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, Nov 7, 2012
Sure and certain doom ahead for America
Pray for your country
by Michael Miner
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, Nov 6, 2012
View of Obama from his backyard: "You need another four years"
Election Day voters on the south side of Chicago explain why they're still committed to Obama
by Mick Dumke
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, Nov 6, 2012
Is Big Bird in trouble?
On arts policy, the presidential choice was clear
by Deanna Isaacs
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, Nov 6, 2012
Abortion was the most important election issue for women, but not really
We needed to consider abortion as we vetted our next president. It's just that not everyone seems to understand why
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, Nov 6, 2012
My vote—public knowledge
A troubling Election Day experience
by Michael Miner
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, Nov 6, 2012
A president shall be forged in the loins of the nation's breadbasket
. . . or whatever. On the fetishization of small-town life.
by Sam Worley
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, Nov 6, 2012
Election picks that can't miss, based on years of research and random guesswork
A rundown of likely winners and losers in the big 2012 election
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, Nov 6, 2012
Escape to Canada?
Dreading the election? I'm not.
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, Nov 5, 2012
You don't mean a thing if you ain't in a swing (state)
The race for the White House is tight. But how much will your vote matter?
by Steve Bogira
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, Nov 5, 2012
How close is the presidential race?
The popular vote looks tight. The vote that matters, not so much
by Steve Bogira
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, Nov 5, 2012
This week, we're writing about dread—guess why
This week's Variations on a Theme: Dread Week
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