- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 18, 2013
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Jeremy Scahill on Dirty Wars and the global battlefield
The journalist takes questions about his muckraking documentary.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 18, 2013
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The TIF wash—et tu, Bright One?
Any way you slice it, TIFs takes hundreds of millions of tax dollars from things we say we want, like our public schools, and spend them on things we never asked for, like a basketball arena for DePaul.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 14, 2013
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Clinton Global Initiative: A brief note on economic policy from the opening session
Hill, Bill, and Rahm on private-sector initiatives
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 14, 2013
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A "living newspaper" from Madagascar, now at Facets
Previewing one of the highlights of this year's African Diaspora Film Festival, which screens Sunday with the director in attendance
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 12, 2013
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Chicago moves to ban plastic shopping bags—if Rahm's willing
As aldermen push their own environmental plans, will Mayor Emanuel really stand on the sideline?
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 12, 2013
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The lessons of UNOgate—don't let Mihalopoulos catch you!
Hey, charter school operators: if you want to continue paying your teachers substandard salaries and firing them on a whim, it's a good idea not to dole out contracts to the brothers of the chief operating officer.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 11, 2013
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Stanley Con: What can we "offer" Boston?
It might be unsporstmanlike conduct, but there are a couple of contracts we should offer Beantown.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 7, 2013
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Marijuana busts still costing millions of taxpayer dollars
Alderman promises hearings on why Chicago police keep making hundreds of pot arrests a week.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 6, 2013
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School closings in Chicago—I ain't over 'em yet!
Mayor Emanuel's decision to close 50 schools only seems to get worse with time.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 5, 2013
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City Council approves Rahm's new parking meter deal
Chicago's parking meter money will continue to flow to private investors.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 5, 2013
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Rauner announces he's running for governor, doesn't mention Payton Prep charge
On a Republican hopeful, and the issue he hopes will go away.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 5, 2013
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Gay marriage breakdown: The Republican state of Chicago's Democratic politics
With gay marriage as with school closings and crony capitalism—we live in a land of Democrats who are ruled by closet Republicans.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 31, 2013
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Two parking meter deals are worse than one
Mayor Emanuel's new agreement could kill future chances to undo the disastrous street parking sale.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 30, 2013
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Mayor Rahm's great plan for education: Bankrupt the schools!
If Mayor Rahm gets to throw away property tax dollars on things like his $55 million basketball arena/hotel scheme, there won't even be any money left over for the charter schools.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 29, 2013
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And the title for biggest sports-team moocher in Chicago goes to . . .
For the first time in almost 30 years, Chicago's champion sports moocher may not be the White Sox.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2013
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Mayor Rahm's school board takes a big stand!
Chicago's school-closing board once again proves it's a wholly owned subsidiary of Mayor Rahm.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 23, 2013
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During school-closing vote, Mayor Emanuel is heard but not seen
Rahm made himself scarce as his education aides finalized the plan to shutter 50 schools.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 22, 2013
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Looks like Governor Quinn will have to save us from Mayor Rahm—again!
Let's add Governor Quinn's name to the long list of people Mayor Rahm won't talk to.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 21, 2013
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ArtPlace America ignites Great Chicago Fire Festival with $250,000 grant
A brand-new grant adds flame to the pyre.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 20, 2013
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Remembering Chicago's great school boycott of 1963
Kartemquin Films documents the city's last big school protest—just in time for the present one.
