Or -- How to Make Propaganda About the Most Boring Parts of Municipal Finance
Madigan's era is over and that's good. The power vaccum we have currently is not.
What does it take to be as immovable as a John Brown mural right now?
The authoritarians are much better at "reimagining" the future. Can we stop reacting and start bending reality in a different direction?
Is that when you'll sleep next?
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.
Healthy coping mechanisms don’t exist unless we feel the feelings. That blows, huh?
Certain wins are only possible when you treat everything like a bonus round.
Repost: The original digital creative.
The only way to stop Mark Ruffalo Movie Crying when it comes to Chicago Politics is to understand power.
What’s happening in the City Clerk’s office is deeper than my parasocial relationship with Anna Valencia -- it explains many of the challenges facing city governments everywhere.
Here’s a terrible story about a terrible former Mayor everyone in Chicago hates. Unfortunately, it reminds me of most Chicago organizers I know.
