This summer, DePaul Art Museum hosted “Remaking the Exceptional,” a group exhibition curated by artist and activists Aaron Hughes and Amber Ginsburg that explored the similarities between survivors of torture at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp and survivors of police torture in Chicago. This evening, Ginsburg and fellow activists celebrate the release of Remaking the […]
Tag: Kari Lydersen
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Rahm’s first commercial turns a community victory into a personal victory
How much credit does Mayor Emanuel deserve for the closing of coal plants in Little Village and Pilsen?
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Best new nonfiction book by a Chicagoan
Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago’s 99% by Kari Lydersen
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All year long we moan and groan, so it’s time for a little thanks
There are things to be thankful for in Chicago.
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A party for Mayor 1%
A few hundred or so lefties get together to celebrate Kari Lydersen’s book and debate whether Chicago voters can save themselves from the mayor they elected.
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The people sound off on Mayor Emanuel’s budget—but he’s not listening
The City Council’s progressive caucus holds a budget hearing, because someone has to.
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Mayor Rahm: The mayor for some of us
Kari Lydersen’s new book explains how Emanuel earned the nickname “Mayor 1 Percent.”
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Death, despair, destruction: a few long reads
The Internet is for aggregation! The least you can do is read some good shit
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Kari Lydersen on Miss Ketty
Kari Lydersen on LGBT nightclub performer Miss Ketty, who died last week at age 64.
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Lenz, Olivo, Lydersen Win Terkel Awards
Lenz, Olivo, and Lyderson are named to received this year’s Studs Terkel Awards.
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Coal: Echoes of Chicago History
“Chicago Without Coal” and the days of smokeless coal.
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The Washington Post Is Pulling Out of Chicago
The Washington Post announces that it’s closing its bureaus in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles
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Tonight’s readings rainbow
Midweek is often a great time for readings and lectures. Some selections:
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Siege at Republic
Andrew Freund’s documentary Workers’ Republic, about last year’s successful occupation by laid-off workers at Republic Windows and Doors to retain their benefits, screens Friday at Casa Michoacan. Freund, who produces the CAN TV series Labor Beat will speak after the screening, along with Reader contributor Kari Lydersen, who wrote the book Revolt on Goose Island […]