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Tammy Duckworth Is Done Playing by the Old Rules

Interview by Mike Thomas
In an exclusive interview, the senator laments the lack of resistance to Trump and describes her rescue in Iraq as a “gift.” Read more
The L in Crisis
By Tal Rosenberg
With ridership lagging and a fiscal reckoning looming, the L is in trouble. Here’s why our train is worth saving. Read more

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The L in Crisis
By Tal Rosenberg
With ridership lagging and a fiscal reckoning looming, the L is in trouble. Here’s why our train is worth saving. Read more
The Science of Making Communities Less Violent
Interview by Paula Kamen
Jens Ludwig questions everything you thought you knew about shootings. Read more
Tammy Duckworth Is Done Playing by the Old Rules
Interview by Mike Thomas
In an exclusive interview, the senator laments the lack of resistance to Trump and describes her rescue in Iraq as a “gift.” Read more
Hey, Indiana: Hands Off Our People and Bears
By Edward McClelland
Our neighbor to the east is trying to annex downstate counties and, worse, lure the Bears, whom we’d actually miss. Read more
The Radicalization of the Teachers’ Union
Written with Elizabeth Todd-Breland
This adapted excerpt from Karen Lewis’s posthumous new memoir recounts the transformation of the Chicago Teachers Union into a disrupter of the status quo. Read more