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Introducing: The Chicago 312 Weekly Roundup

Introducing: The Chicago 312 Weekly Roundup

We're trying a new format: 3 Chicago headlines, 1 question, 2 things keeping me up at night. Every Wednesday.

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They Don’t Want to Run Chicago—They Want to Break It

They Don’t Want to Run Chicago—They Want to Break It

The Local MAGA Takeover isn't a fluke—it's part of the national strategy.

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Is Illinois' Left Ready to Post?

Is Illinois' Left Ready to Post?

Kat Abughazaleh running in the 9th District means we're about to find out if Illinois handle a new progressive playbook -- one that's digital-first and pissing off Elon Musk.

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Andor Recap: The Space Procedural That Will Emotionally Wreck You

Andor Recap: The Space Procedural That Will Emotionally Wreck You

Recapping Andor, a Star Wars show about revolutions, power, and Diego Luna dissociating.

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Stop Saying We Need a Leftist Joe Rogan!

Stop Saying We Need a Leftist Joe Rogan!

The Right wins because it’s coordinated. The Left loses because we're not -- right now, there's no incentive to change that.

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Process Over Progress: How The Right Uses "Good Governance' to Keep Chicago Stuck

Process Over Progress: How The Right Uses "Good Governance' to Keep Chicago Stuck

The right wants us stuck debating process while they dismantle public power everywhere they can-- but especially in Chicago.

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How Right-Wing Media Keeps Baiting Chicago

How Right-Wing Media Keeps Baiting Chicago

Or -- How to Make Propaganda About the Most Boring Parts of Municipal Finance

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The Machine is Dead, Long Live the Machine

The Machine is Dead, Long Live the Machine

Madigan's era is over and that's good. The power vaccum we have currently is not.

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The Freaks in Our History

The Freaks in Our History

What does it take to be as immovable as a John Brown mural right now?

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Can We Bend Reality Better?

Can We Bend Reality Better?

The authoritarians are much better at "reimagining" the future. Can we stop reacting and start bending reality in a different direction?

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11 Days Until The Election

11 Days Until The Election

Is that when you'll sleep next?

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Newsletter Clarity Power Fantasy

Newsletter Clarity Power Fantasy

This won't come up in the text, but it's important you know I'm really good at posing for candid photos in all of of my power fantasy newsletter scenarios.

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