Opinion
Emanuel re-elected, but progressives are real winners
April 8, 2015The reawakening of a broad-based progressive coalition will have political consequences well beyond this election, through new electoral infrastructure.
Read moreStrange convergence: Billie Holiday and Ethel Rosenberg at 100
April 7, 2015They were each born into poverty six months and a hundred miles apart.
Read moreIndiana “religious freedom” bill: bad for state and my family
April 7, 2015"It appalls me that our legislators used my tax dollars to create, lobby for, and now defend a law that opens the door for discrimination against gays and lesbians."
Read moreSelma, then and now: reflections on an American story
March 31, 2015Selma 1965 represents the worst and best of America: our home-grown terrorism and abuses of power, AND the immense courage and persistence that can bring about change.
Read moreChuy Garcia and the right to a city
March 27, 2015What was supposed to have been a waltz into a second term for Emanuel has turned into a fight for his political life with challenger and longtime progressive Latino leader Jesus "Chuy" Garcia.
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