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Joravsky’s election predictions—going where the New York Times is too scared to venture
Ben Joravsky offers predictions for the 2018 midterm elections—including those for both houses of Congress.
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Rauner vs. Kavanaugh—who’s the biggest fraud?
One claims to be the victory of a vast left-wing conspiracy originating with the Clinton, the other to be a centrist despite his anti-union agenda.
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Could Dems survive without Michael Madigan at the top?
Those worried about what might happen to the Dems without the boss on top can look to California for inspiration.
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‘Just beat Rauner’: The tables have turned as Dems line up behind Pritzker
OK, we’re as bad as Republicans who discount strikes against Trump, but Rauner proved he didn’t deserve reelection almost from the day he was sworn in.
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Savage Love quickies to bid farewell to 2017
Tidying things up at the end of year, Dan issues two DTMFAs, explains why a man might not want to French-kiss the mouth that just blew him, and more.
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‘Why do I always fall in love with lesbians?’
A “sporty” Italian really wants to know. Plus: better dick pics, and more
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Rahm and Rauner have reignited their bromance
The mayor and the governor made up long enough to hand out tax breaks to donors.
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The Illinois school funding ‘compromise’ smells like Democratic betrayal
The private scholarship tax credit deal “saves” the schools by bankrupting them and forces Chicago to raise its property taxes to fund education.
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A dark-horse candidate in the Illinois gubernatorial race reveals an unexpected strategy to unseat Rauner
Downstate Democrat Bob Daiber says he can deliver the kind of voters that his wealthier and more recognizable opponents can’t.
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Gubernatorial hopeful Dan Biss dares to criticize Michael Madigan
The newly announced candidate conjures up the 1972 primary—the last time a Democrat running for governor dared criticize the machine.
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‘Trumpcare’ would make a bad situation even worse
Obamacare isn’t perfect—it’s less desirable than a single-payer system—but it’s not as awful as the GOP’s health-care proposal.
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The economic causes of Chicago’s violence
The city continues to pursue policies that advance inequity.
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Democrats will keep arguing about toilets so you’re distracted from the party’s crappy economics platform
While liberals have focused on who can poop in which toilet, the economic shit continues to trickle down on the poor and working class.
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When contempt breeds ignorance: The Iran deal edition
Months of noisy, bitter debate over the proposed Iran deal has resulted in greater public ignorance on the issue, according to a Pew report.