Survey data and the vote breakdown on DuSable Drive showed a sharp racial divide in support.
Tag: Eric Zorn
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The argument for self-interest
Vote yes on the Fair Tax to cut your taxes!
Posted inArts & Culture
An ear to the ground at the Third Coast International Audio Festival
A trip to “the Sundance of radio” in the golden age of podcasting
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If your community news is slanted, Dan Proft may be to blame
Proft’s right-wing newspaper chain employs overseas writers covering “local” politics, and other questionable practices.
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The eternal, galling failure to communicate
Would better communications have changed the election?
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As his column turns 30, remembering Eric Zorn’s biggest crusade
The Chicago Tribune columnist railed against the prosecution of Rolando Cruz when few others seemed to care.
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Did Hillary wear an earpiece? An opportunistic cartoonist has it both ways.
If cartoonist Steve Kelley thinks Hillary wore an earpiece during a debate, he should say so.
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Missouri Republicans jump at the chance to despise Melissa Click
Eric Zorn sticks up for Mizzou professor Melissa Click.
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Did Mizzou prof Melissa Click tarnish her cause?
A supposed expert in communications played a huge role in turning the media conversation away from the protesters’ cause to their behavior.
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If there’s any common ground in the abortion debate, Eric Zorn hasn’t found it
Zorn: “Reasonable people can have different views on this matter.”
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The Trib and the guv—too hot not to cool down?
The Chicago Tribune likes Governor Rauner an awful lot.
Posted inNews & Politics
Did Cook County prosecutors overlook evidence and help send an innocent man to prison?
In 1999, a grand jury heard ample testimony implicating Anthony Porter in a double homicide. A month later, a different grand jury heard a sliver of evidence suggesting that Alstory Simon committed the same crime. So why was Simon indicted?
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‘Reform’ ain’t right for Chicago, and maybe Derrick Rose isn’t either
On Derrick Rose and his so-called concerns