Untold Story: Actually, Rahm Emanuel might be the perfect Democratic Party ambassadorA look at the former Chicago Mayor’s new Wall Street ties — and what it means to hold politicians accountable.Jeremy Borden·Added Jun 17, 2019·8 min readJeremy Borden·Added Jun 17, 2019·8 min read
The un-horse race: Political coverage is broken and we should do something about itAnnouncing The Gonzo Primary project and reaching out for collective wisdom.Jeremy Borden·Added Feb 3, 2019·5 min readJeremy Borden·Added Feb 3, 2019·5 min read
Chicago’s downtown mirage and how ‘Boss Daley’ was Trump before TrumpTake a look at that skyline. The descent into O’Hare, skirting the Lake Michigan shore, being enveloped by that steel and glass panoply…Jeremy Borden·Added Jan 25, 2019·7 min readJeremy Borden·Added Jan 25, 2019·7 min read
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…Jeremy Borden·Added Feb 7, 2018·5 min readJeremy Borden·Added Feb 7, 2018·5 min read
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…Jeremy Borden·Added Jan 29, 2018·6 min readJeremy Borden·Added Jan 29, 2018·6 min read
The States is back!New format for a new year; WBEZ and a new journalism model; Craziness in Virginia and more…Jeremy Borden·Added Jan 13, 2018·8 min readJeremy Borden·Added Jan 13, 2018·8 min read
Watch out ‘Nats: Last year’s cosmic no. 108 for the Chicago Cubs is reincarnatedFor those who laughed at Cubs’ superstition king Grant DePorter last year, he was laughing — and crying and celebrating — even harder all…Jeremy Borden·Added Oct 6, 2017·5 min readJeremy Borden·Added Oct 6, 2017·5 min read
The States: Expert weighs in on Amazon deal, Tom Price resignation and moreThe Amazon deal: Illinois’ checkered history and some perspectiveJeremy Borden·Added Oct 3, 2017·10 min readJeremy Borden·Added Oct 3, 2017·10 min read
After Laquan McDonald: Craig Futterman on the issues with the new police accountability agencyThe Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) launched last Friday, but experts already knows what the pitfalls are — can they be…Jeremy Borden·Added Sep 21, 2017·3 min readJeremy Borden·Added Sep 21, 2017·3 min read
After Laquan McDonald: the key takeaways for why police reform failedFor City Bureau, Charles Preston and I asked a simple but important question: After the city and the world found out about the police…Jeremy Borden·Added Sep 21, 2017·3 min readJeremy Borden·Added Sep 21, 2017·3 min read
