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Pension Payment Hot Potato

Pension Payment Hot Potato

Chicago 312: From Dexter Reed’s case to pensions to the Tribune losing its film critic, we're trying to pass the buck... or the potato? Which is hot?

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Why J.K. Rowling Thinks She’s Speaking Truth to Power

Why J.K. Rowling Thinks She’s Speaking Truth to Power

Jessica Mitford fought Franco, segregationists, McCarthy, and the American funeral industry, humiliating the powerful. JK Rowling named her daughter after Mitford, then spent seven years attacking... trans women. Why?

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Chicago is a City of Haters

Chicago is a City of Haters

Chicago 312: Trump’s power grab, why it's so hard to just tax the rich in Chicago, and the transit cliff coming for your commute...

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Chicago 312: The Outrage Machine Is Working For The Tribune, At Least

Chicago 312: The Outrage Machine Is Working For The Tribune, At Least

Chicago 312: “Deport her.” “Arrest them," and other normal democracy things to say.

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Moderates Are Failing the Media War: Pete, Rahm, and the Propaganda Trap

Moderates Are Failing the Media War: Pete, Rahm, and the Propaganda Trap

The issue isn’t about trans people in sports, the genocide in Gaza, or even Rahm Emanuel. It’s about whether a candidate understands power, media, and narrative in 2025.

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Chicago: We Have Clinics Until We Don’t

Chicago: We Have Clinics Until We Don’t

Chicago 312: This week, from Gaza to the South Loop, the mask slipped a little further.

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"Tax the Rich" in Chicago

"Tax the Rich" in Chicago

Chicago 312: Three people you’ve never heard of are helping billion-dollar landlords erase their tax bills.

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Chicago 312: Luckily, Chuck Schumer Changed the Name

Chicago 312: Luckily, Chuck Schumer Changed the Name

Call your rep. Demand a NO vote. Other things are happening too.

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Chicago 312: What If the Problem Isn’t That We Tax the Rich Too Much?

Chicago 312: What If the Problem Isn’t That We Tax the Rich Too Much?

I shouldn't talk to people on X about taxes. Everyone’s defending billionaires. Zohran Mamdani is actually trying to win. And more...

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Chicago 312: 30 Minute Curfew Ordinance Passes

Chicago 312: 30 Minute Curfew Ordinance Passes

This week: Trump’s deportation machine targets protestors, a youth curfew with no safety logic was passed, and a crooked alderman walks.

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Chicago 312: ICE Raids, Fake Videos, Stolen Homes

Chicago 312: ICE Raids, Fake Videos, Stolen Homes

As State violence escalates, local resistance holds the line.

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Chicago 312: Congrats to the CTA on Winning Worst Group Project of All Time

Chicago 312: Congrats to the CTA on Winning Worst Group Project of All Time

The state budget passed. The transit funding didn’t. Now half the L lines are on the chopping block — and no one wants to take the blame.

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