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Lori Lightfoot
February 27, 2023
Taylor Moore
This Conservative Pseudo-Democrat Could Become Chicago’s Next Mayor
Paul Vallas has locked arms with the police, associated with an anti-LGBTQ group, and been mired in scandals. So why is he leading ahead of Tuesday’s election in the overwhelmingly Democratic city?
January 14, 2022
Molly Osberg
Are School-Closure Moms the New Soccer Moms?
Ten long months before the midterms, the mom vote is again the subject of Democrats’ anxiety.
January 7, 2022
Molly Osberg
Why Should Chicago School Teachers Be Responsible for Making Life Normal Again?
Frontline workers, including teachers, are just supposed to carry on in spite of the government’s failure to manage the pandemic.
May 24, 2021
Blair McClendon
Black Politics After George Floyd
The last decade’s cycle of uprisings and protests has demonstrated more than a confrontation with white supremacy; it has been the most explosive articulation of a crisis in Black politics.
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