Chuy Garcia’s first term in Congress earns progressive accolades, honorary Squad membership
Tag: Democratic Party
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The Iowa fiasco and the Democrats’ shadowy plot to stop Bernie
The party is using different tools to achieve the same goal as 2016—sidelining Sanders.
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Napolitano’s challenger hopes the 41st Ward isn’t as bigoted as it seems
The far-northwest-side aldermanic race may hinge on affordable housing—but not the way you think.
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Could Chicago’s Sameena Mustafa become the first Muslim woman in Congress?
The comedian and real estate broker said running against longtime incumbent Mike Quigley seemed futile—until she started talking to voters.
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Pritzker the sneak disser might as well have said the N-word
Adeshina Emmanuel decodes J.B. Pritzker’s wiretapped conversation about the “African-American thing.”
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As the governor’s race heats up, Dems better bring a posse
As we head toward the primary, the Democrats find their inner FDR.
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Daniel Biss on Abu Ghraib, how to resist the urge to check out at the words ‘pension crisis,’ and what he’s learned from Michael Madigan
The Illinois gubernatorial candidate talks about the arc of progressive politics and what’s required to bring change to the state capitol.
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Investigation: Emanuel’s Chicago Infrastructure Trust has cost taxpayers $5 million but has contributed little, and other news
Also, local and national progressive Democrats target Congressman Dan Lipinski.
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Downstate hate: A history of the bitter, nearly 200-year rivalry between Chicago and the rest of Illinois
The animosity between Illinois’s largest city and its smaller towns is almost as old as the state itself.
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Cook County Jail is free from federal oversight for the first time in 43 years, and other Chicago news
Also, alderman Ameya Pawar says Democrats contributed to the rise of Rauner and Trump.
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Board votes to revoke Dennis Hastert’s state lawmaker pension, and other Chicago news
Also, city treasurer Kurt Summers decides against running for governor.
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People with clout are still contacting Rahm on his private e-mail account, and other Chicago news
Also, a New Zealand-based coffee chain wants to open more than 30 locations in Chicago over the next few years.
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Liberals are finally listening to Thomas Frank about what’s wrong with the Democratic Party
The author of Listen Liberal looks prescient in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory.
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Democrats can’t beat Trump if they keep fighting among themselves
The race for DNC chair exposes fissures and factions within the party.