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Home » John F. Kennedy

Tag: John F. Kennedy

Posted inColumns & Opinion

The real reason Democrats didn’t stop the Barrett confirmation

by Leonard C. Goodman October 27, 2020August 18, 2021

She’s exactly the kind of judge corporate donors support.

Posted inBlogs

Speaker Mike Madigan fires aide for alleged sexual harassment, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 12, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, CPS alters plans to shut down three Englewood high schools over the summer.

Posted inBlogs

Report: Emanuel administration ‘diverted’ millions of TIF dollars to Navy Pier renovations, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd July 24, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Chris Kennedy discusses the Kennedy family history with gun violence.

Posted inBlogs

Kennedy family scion Chris Kennedy announces gubernatorial bid, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 9, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the Chicago police have stopped using a dated, controversial training video.

Posted inArts & Culture

Fun Home, Betrayal, Graeme of Thrones, and 12 more new theater reviews

by Chicago Reader November 10, 2016August 18, 2021

The Broadway musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel and a Pinter classic are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inBlogs

Report: Rahm’s 2017 budget for police misconduct lawsuits will end up costing taxpayers, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd October 21, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Chicago’s election history proves that truth is stranger than fiction.

Posted inBlogs

Trump may be a grandiose narcissist, but he’s no match for the Lyndon Johnson of All the Way

by J.R. Jones May 25, 2016August 18, 2021

The HBO movie about a narcissist-in-chief reveals a lot about our potential new narcissist-in-chief.

Posted inBlogs

Cook County state’s attorney candidate Kim Foxx’s campaign anthem should be Sweet’s ‘Fox on the Run’

by Jake Malooley March 3, 2016August 18, 2021

The only electoral decision that matters: choosing a soundtrack.

Posted inBlogs

George Clooney is well cast as America’s inner child

by Ben Sachs June 2, 2015August 18, 2021

In Tomorrowland, the Ocean’s Eleven star acknowledges the schoolboy fantasies underlying his star persona.

Posted inBlogs

How press photographers got Pulitzer-winning pictures

by Michael Miner December 23, 2014August 18, 2021

Great pictures photographers got by doing what photographers do

Posted inBlogs

Pundits say presidents who won’t lead the country into war have trouble leading it anywhere

by Michael Miner April 29, 2014August 18, 2021

It’s in America’s nature to be at war because freedom always needs defending.

Darnell Macklin: "My true affinity has always been with the Republicans. I've been thinking like one all my life."
Posted inNews & Politics

Yes, there are black Republicans in Chicago

by Steve Bogira March 3, 2014August 18, 2021

South-side GOP committeeman Darnell Macklin makes his case.

Posted inBlogs

What moved LBJ to target poverty?

by Steve Bogira January 17, 2014August 18, 2021

Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty was more than a play for votes.

Mayor Richard J. Daley with President Lyndon Johnson. Daley blocked the incursion of federal antipoverty agencies whenever he could.
Posted inNews & Politics

The missing link in the War on Poverty

by Steve Bogira January 13, 2014August 18, 2021

To better help the urban poor, government must address not just their deprivation but also their segregation.

Posted inBlogs

Why my fourth-grade class didn’t respond appropriately when we learned JFK had been killed

by Steve Bogira November 22, 2013August 19, 2021

A sigh of relief, followed by the donning of somber faces

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