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  • Untold Story: Actually, Rahm Emanuel might be the perfect Democratic Party ambassador

    Untold Story: Actually, Rahm Emanuel might be the perfect Democratic Party ambassador

    A look at the former Chicago Mayor’s new Wall Street ties — and what it means to hold politicians accountable.
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    Jeremy Borden
    Jun 17, 2019
    The un-horse race: Political coverage is broken and we should do something about it

    The un-horse race: Political coverage is broken and we should do something about it

    Announcing The Gonzo Primary project and reaching out for collective wisdom.
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    Jeremy Borden
    Feb 3, 2019
    Chicago’s downtown mirage and how ‘Boss Daley’ was Trump before Trump

    Chicago’s downtown mirage and how ‘Boss Daley’ was Trump before Trump

    Take a look at that skyline. The descent into O’Hare, skirting the Lake Michigan shore, being enveloped by that steel and glass panoply…
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    Jeremy Borden
    Jan 25, 2019
    The States: The voucher experiment, analyzed; a GOP Nazi in Illinois; and tracking the Koch…

    The States: The voucher experiment, analyzed; a GOP Nazi in Illinois; and tracking the Koch…

    There’s plenty of noise out there. The States is an effort to stop bitching about it and figure out what’s bubbling to the surface. Forward…
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    Jeremy Borden
    Feb 7, 2018
    The States: Wisconsin’s Walker start of GOP shift?

    The States: Wisconsin’s Walker start of GOP shift?

    This newsletter is delivered to your inbox (almost) weekly and seeks to grapple with what’s impacting the key swing states of Michigan…
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    Jeremy Borden
    Jan 29, 2018
    The States is back!

    The States is back!

    New format for a new year; WBEZ and a new journalism model; Craziness in Virginia and more…
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    Jeremy Borden
    Jan 13, 2018
    Watch out ‘Nats: Last year’s cosmic no. 108 for the Chicago Cubs is reincarnated

    Watch out ‘Nats: Last year’s cosmic no. 108 for the Chicago Cubs is reincarnated

    For those who laughed at Cubs’ superstition king Grant DePorter last year, he was laughing — and crying and celebrating — even harder all…
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    Jeremy Borden
    Oct 6, 2017
    The States: Expert weighs in on Amazon deal, Tom Price resignation and more

    The States: Expert weighs in on Amazon deal, Tom Price resignation and more

    The Amazon deal: Illinois’ checkered history and some perspective
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    Jeremy Borden
    Oct 3, 2017
    After Laquan McDonald: Craig Futterman on the issues with the new police accountability agency

    After Laquan McDonald: Craig Futterman on the issues with the new police accountability agency

    The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) launched last Friday, but experts already knows what the pitfalls are — can they be…
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    Jeremy Borden
    Sep 21, 2017
    After Laquan McDonald: the key takeaways for why police reform failed

    After Laquan McDonald: the key takeaways for why police reform failed

    For City Bureau, Charles Preston and I asked a simple but important question: After the city and the world found out about the police…
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    Jeremy Borden
    Sep 21, 2017
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