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- Music, Music Feature Sep 11, 2018
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Blondie’s Clem Burke and the tragedy of Trump Face
Our terrible president doesn’t deserve to be compared to the best journeyman drummer in rock—but just look at them.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 5, 2018
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The end of Rahm Emanuel’s rule means that the center may no longer hold in Chicago
Our mayor is on the ropes, and with him the centrist brand of politics aggressively practiced by Emanuel over the last 25 years.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 31, 2018
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Join Blue Beginning as it sends the Democratic troops into the collar counties
Part of Indivisible Chicago, the organization is a get-out-the-vote campaign focused on Republican-leaning suburbs and municipalities as well neighboring swing states.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 22, 2018
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In Stephen Markley's debut novel, Ohio is more than just a political football
A Q&A with writer Stephen Markley, whose first novel, Ohio, debuts this week.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 6, 2018
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Donald Trump is Bruce Rauner’s useful idiot—and vice versa
- News & Politics, Feature Aug 2, 2018
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Caught between black and blue
Was the police shooting of Harith Augustus justified? Is Blue Lives Matter for white cops only? Three black Chicago-area officers talk about what things look like from where they stand.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 20, 2018
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Does the Second Amendment apply to black people?
With all the attention focused on the Chicago Police shooting of Harith Augustus, the silence coming from the gun rights groups is deafening.
- News & Politics, Politics Jul 19, 2018
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Is a Puerto Rican native running for Chicago alderman the next Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez is a working-class Latina with Puerto Rican roots running as a democratic socialist. Sound familiar?
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 16, 2018
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Rauner showers praise on Mike Pence, leaving no doubt how he feels about gay marriage
"Mike Pence, along with President Trump, are doing it for every American right now," our governor says.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 9, 2018
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Rahm and Rauner's phony Ryan feud: Don’t be fooled by the Twitter barbs
Here’s hoping voters are too sophisticated to fall for the supposed discord over the protest that shut down the Dan Ryan.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 29, 2018
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Sy Hersh on his rough-and-tumble Chicago past: ‘At some point I realized I was in a tyranny’
An interview with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, who discusses his Chicago origin story and more.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 27, 2018
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Locking up Cubs legend Yosh Kawano also got Supreme Court OK
The top court's ruling in favor of Trump's travel ban harkens back to its notorious 1944 decision upholding the imprisonment of Japanese-Americans.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 25, 2018
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Time to yank Trump’s wretched name off his tower—or make him pay more taxes
Trump is saving millions of dollars in taxes because he's alienated so many tenants.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 15, 2018
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Stormy Daniels to finish run at Chicago strip club this weekend
The porn star stormed out of the Admiral Theatre Thursday, but the two sides have kissed and made up.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 15, 2018
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Republicans attack Dems for sex harassment—even as they worship Trump
Rauner is demanding that onetime ally Ken Dunkin resign from the Water Reclamation District seat he just gave him.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jun 15, 2018
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The Deckchairs can't make American political comedy great again
Instead the show just highlights our Donald Trump fatigue.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 11, 2018
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Could Dems survive without Michael Madigan at the top?
Those worried about what might happen to the Dems without the boss on top can look to California for inspiration.
- Blogs, Bleader May 31, 2018
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How Dems in red states can fight off Trump’s vicious attacks
Let's hope voters in states from North Dakota to West Virginia appreciate senatorial independence from Trump.
- Arts & Culture, Comics May 22, 2018
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Nick Drnaso’s second graphic novel, Sabrina, examines the perils of living too long in your own head
Are you actually deranged? Or is it the rest of the world?
- Blogs, Bleader May 16, 2018
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With his death-penalty ploy, Rauner uses an old trick he learned from his enemy: Mike Madigan
Governor Rauner plays games with the death penalty and mental health in the hopes of winning November's election.
- Blogs, Bleader May 9, 2018
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Do I need to watch The Handmaid's Tale?
No one has trouble imagining an America gone wrong.
- Blogs, Bleader May 8, 2018
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Chicago police ‘satanic panic’ document from the 80s goes viral
What was billed as a relic from the "satanic panic" hysteria of the 80s was retweeted 7,000 times over the weekend.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 30, 2018
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Stormy’s Chicago show to feature Rahm on stage—kinda
A guy in a Rahm mask will be cavorting with Stormy Daniels when she brings her "Make America Horny Again" tour to Chicago in June.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 27, 2018
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Kanye versus Obama: It's easier being a celebrity than a politician
Remember Obamacare, Kanye?
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 24, 2018
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Trump’s war on medical marijuana putting Illinois dispensaries at 'risk'
The president has added more red tape for pot dispensaries and has scared banks from taking their deposits.