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Tom Carey, Adviser to Carol Moseley Braun, Weighs in on Her Campaign

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Tom Carey, 56, has been working for candidates here—from Rich Daley to John Stroger—since he was 25. One day in January, the political strategist received a call from a local lawyer who was volunteering for Carol Moseley Braun. The man told Carey he would pick him up to take him to a meeting, but didn’t say with whom. Carey was soon in the Hyde Park home of Moseley Braun, talking politics with the woman who, at the time, was hoping for a runoff with Rahm Emanuel…

Scott Walker's America

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Big news out of Wisconsin as the legislature prepares to ditch the budget repair bill and go straight to the collective bargaining at the heart of the past month’s controversy. But Scott Walker isn’t the only governor taking huge political risks–new Republican leaders in Florida and Pennsylvania are pushing dramatic budget cuts. Meanwhile, things are quiet in Illinois… too quiet?

Pat Quinn Abolishes Illinois Death Penalty

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The governor ended an eight-year moratorium on the death penalty in Illinois, signing a bill sponsored by Karen Yarbrough (D-Maywood). Compelling arguments for capital punishment remain, but they can’t outweigh the state’s shameful record.

Meet Rahm Emanuel's Education Transition Team

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Today Rahm Emanuel announced two of his transition teams, including his education team. Since the Chicago Public Schools, teacher contracts, charter schools, and school turnarounds will all be major issues for the new mayor, here’s a look at the people he’s appointed to help him.

Coming Soon: A New Generation of African-American Candidates?

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Hermene Hartman, publisher and editor in chief of N’DIGO, angered some members of her African-American community when she endorsed Rahm Emanuel over Carol Moseley Braun. She told me recently that the black political/business/religious leaders who selected Moseley Braun had better move aside, or, at least, rethink their strategy. “We are not training people to run for office,” she laments. Her case in point: LeAlan Jones…

The 5 Ways Scott Walker Screwed Up

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Republicans in New Jersey, Indiana, and Ohio are all fighting unions, but it’s the public-sector unions in Wisconsin that have captured the nation’s attention. Here’s what the governor did wrong… and one thing he’s been widely blamed for that’s not his fault.