It Was a BBQ Lunch with the Durbin Bunch!
There were balloons, festive table covers, delicious BBQ brisket and pulled pork, influential labor leaders, Democratic activists from all over...
Documents Withheld from COD Board Members
I wanted to share this mailing from Kim Savage, former CoD Trustee, who sent this around last week: Daily Herald...
Who Is Feeling the Pain of the Government Shutdown?
Who is feeling the pain of the current Illinois government shutdown? Looks like people all across the state. Here’s a...
Mark Kirk Shedding His “Moderate” Skin?
Last month it was the, er, intemperate and misogynistic “bro with no ho” comments. Now this month it’s accusing “Barack Hussein Obama” of...
Bernie Sanders as Santa Claus – and Why Not?
When I was appreciating EJ Dionne yesterday, I read a little further down in the list and found this piece...
A Momentous Week (Supreme Court Decisions on Obamacare, Marriage Equality, Plus a Stirring Eulogy)
EJ Dionne captures some of the significance of last week’s events: When change stops waiting By E.J. Dionne Jr. Opinion...
In Response to Real Pain for Real Illinoisans, Rauner Offers Cliches
I was struck by this piece from Capitol Fax this morning. The Governor’s response to observations about the damage he’s...
Readings: Climate Change, Voting Rights, What Obama Said, Derp, Rauner, etc
More valuable readings from recent days… Climate change is real and it’s our doing. Scientists Drop Science Bomb on Climate...
Republicans Going All-In to Take Health Care Away from Millions of Americans
“Obamacare is a failure because our sabotage has successfully slowed its implementation.” So we’re approaching the Supreme Court’s decision on...
Readings: Democracy, Obamacare, Inequality, Climate Change, Asymmetric Polarization
I’ve been struggling with the problem of how to share some of the useful things I come across. I find interesting...
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