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Columns & Opinion, Identity & Culture Dec 6, 2016
Let’s ditch the Electoral College for the sake of minority voters

It might help bring disenfranchised or disillusioned voters back into the fold.
- By Derrick Clifton
- Tags: Identity & Culture, News, Electoral College, election, popular vote, National Popular Vote, 2016 election, presidential election, president, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, third party, Green Party, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, Republican, Republican Party, Democrat, Democratic Party, voting, votes, politics, Jill Stein, recount, George W. Bush, Al Gore, 2000 election

News & Politics, Politics Nov 1, 2016
Ajamu Baraka rejects the ‘lesser evil’ of Hillary Clinton and the Democrats

The Green Party vice presidential nominee and Chicago native says pushing Hillary to the left won’t work.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Politics, Green Party, Jill Stein, Ajamu Baraka, Donald Trump, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Democratic Party, presidential election, GOP

Blogs, Bleader Sep 12, 2016
Why Jill Stein is asking for ‘trouble’

The Green Party presidential candidate takes an unconventional west-side "reality tour."
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Politics, News, Jill Stein, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Eugene Debs, Ajamu Baraka, Dakota Access Pipeline, Ralph Nader, Austin, Emmet Elementary School, third-party candidates, Green Party

Blogs, Bleader Feb 22, 2016
Hey, Governor Rauner—open the books!

As long as Rauner wants Rahm to open up the CPS books, Rauner should have to open the state's books to Rahm's bean counters.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Politics, Education, Governor Rauner, Mayor Emanuel, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Tom Tresser, Green Party, Neil Simon, The Odd Couple, Felix Unger, Oscar Madison, Chicago Public Schools, Sun-Times, Mick Dumke, FOIA, CPS

Blogs, Bleader Dec 17, 2014
The mayoral election follies begin with a few challenges

It's great political theater at the board of elections as Mayor Rahm goes after an obscure mayoral candidate named Willie Wilson while Wilson goes after just about everybody else.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Amara Enyia, Willie Wilson, Rickey Hendon, Frank Avila, Michael Kasper, Michael Madigan, nihilism, democracy, Chris Cohen, Chicago Board of Elections, Green Party, Andy Finko

Blogs, Bleader Nov 26, 2014
Let's give thanks for aldermanic elections

Look on the bright side, Chicago—the upcoming aldermanic elections give at least some of you a chance to undo the mistake you made in the last election.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Chicago city council, aldermen, Harry Osterman, Ed Burke, Michael Madigan, Brendan Reilly, Patrick O'Connor, 42nd ward, 14th ward, 13th ward, 48th ward, Edgewater, Michael Kasper, Green Party, Jason Farbman, Chicago, Leonid Brezhnev, Dianne Daleiden

Blogs, Bleader Nov 6, 2014
A white, wealthy ward went to Rauner—and how the rest of Chicago voted on Tuesday

The Magnificent Mile goes for Rauner, while the black wards keep the faith in Quinn.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Segregation, Politics, News, Bruce Rauner, Pat Quinn, Illinois governor's race, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Magnificent Mile, 42nd Ward, Corey Brooks, New Beginnings Church, Bill Brady, Rod Blagojevich, Scott Cohen, Rich Whitney, Green Party, Jim Oberweis, Dick Durbin, Emmett Till elementary, unemployment, minimum wage, Ed Burke

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Jun 3, 2013
The city's other weed problem

An award-winning gardener gets busted to the tune of $600.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Deanna Isaacs on Culture, Kathy Cummings, environmentalism, yards, lawns, wild ginger, sea oats, ferns, violets, roses, fines, revenue, James L. Bowers, Streets and Sanitation Administrative Hearings, sun-flowers, pawpaw, Cummings' Haven, gardens, gardening, entrapment, milkweed, weeds ordinance, Mayor's Landscape Awards Program, Chicago Department of Environment, native landscapes, landscaping, Richard M. Daley, Department of Streets and Sanitation, city ordinances, weed control ordinance, Green Party, weed law, vegetation, Resource Center, Ken Dunn, recycling, Illinois state law, municipal fines, West Town, civil rights, Hyde Park, native plants, natural landscaping, Saint Mary's Hospital

Blogs, Bleader Nov 14, 2012
Could the natives be restless?

A Green Party congressional race and other rumblings among Chicago's electorate
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Shots Fired, Election 2012, The Next Four Years Week, Politics, News, Variations on a Theme, Green Party, 2012 elections, Nancy Wade, Mike Quigley, Illinois' Fifth Congressional District, progressive politics, Chicago Democrats

Blogs, Bleader Oct 31, 2012
Strange political bedfellows: Mayor Rahm and I, rooting for Obama

Mayor Emanuel leaves town to do some good, bringing out the vote for President Obama!
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Green Party

Blogs, Bleader Feb 16, 2012
My name is Ben Joravsky and I am a lifelong Democrat

A true confession—my Democratic regrets
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Regrets Week, Politics, Clout City, Variations on a Theme, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Rod Blagojevich, Blago, Rich Whitney, Green Party, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, FDR, Rick Santorum

News & Politics, Politics Nov 18, 2010
The Silver Lining Party

Despite costly losses at the polls, the Illinois Greens insist they aren't blue.
- By Kari Lydersen
- Tags: Politics, Green Party, Jeremy Karpen, Toni Berrios, Rich Whitney, Tom Tresser, Illinois Green Party, Bill Brady, Phil Huckelberry, WTTW, WTTW lawsuit, Julia Maish, LeAlan Jones, Kenny Williams, Roseland, Anthony Williams, Alberto Bocanegra, Cook County Green Party, George Cardenas, Rod Blagojevich, Scott Lee Cohen, Thom Clark, Community Media Workshop, Lucky Mosqueda, Gender JUST

Blogs, Bleader Nov 11, 2010
A Libertarian Perspective on Our Recent Election

Think the Libertarians are happy with the election results? Think again.
- By Lauri Apple
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, Libertarian Party of Illinois, Lex Green, Tea Party, Tea Party patriots, Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Republicans, government, Green Party, Scott Lee Cohen, Bill Brady, election 2010, GOP, Wes Benedict, 9/12 taxpayer march

News & Politics, Feature Oct 28, 2010
From Ghetto Life 101 to Politics 101

Can LeAlan Jones, most famous for the public radio documentaries he made as a teenager, help the Green Party win over the black community?
- By Christopher David Gray
- Tags: Feature, LeAlan Jones, Green Party, Senate, Alexi Giannoulias, Mark Kirk, Green Party, Ghetto Life 101, David Isay, public radio, Chicago Matters, Simeon, Robert Gregory

News & Politics, Politics Oct 28, 2010
Pat Quinn, Political Prisoner

A case study in how electoral politics stymies real reform
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Politics, Pat Quinn, elections, Mike Madigan, John Cullerton, Green Party, Democratic Party, Rich Whitney, Lex Green, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Petro's

News & Politics, Politics Oct 28, 2010
The Practical Party

Or, why I won't be voting my gut much on Tuesday
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Rich Whitney, Pat Quinn, elections, Democratic Party, Green Party, Tom Tresser, Joe Berrios, Forrest Claypool

News & Politics, Politics Oct 21, 2010
Post-Stroger Politics

With everyone's favorite punching bag out of the way, a look at the problems facing any new Cook County Board president
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Green Party, Tom Tresser, Todd Stroger, No Games Chicago, Toni Preckwinkle, Mayor Daley, Roger Keats, Donna Dunnings, Cook County Board President, Carla Oglesby, Mike Quigley, Richard Ogilvie, sales tax, budget crisis

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It might help bring disenfranchised or disillusioned voters back into the fold.

The Green Party vice presidential nominee and Chicago native says pushing Hillary to the left won’t work.

The Green Party presidential candidate takes an unconventional west-side "reality tour."

As long as Rauner wants Rahm to open up the CPS books, Rauner should have to open the state's books to Rahm's bean counters.

It's great political theater at the board of elections as Mayor Rahm goes after an obscure mayoral candidate named Willie Wilson while Wilson goes after just about everybody else.

Look on the bright side, Chicago—the upcoming aldermanic elections give at least some of you a chance to undo the mistake you made in the last election.

The Magnificent Mile goes for Rauner, while the black wards keep the faith in Quinn.

An award-winning gardener gets busted to the tune of $600.

A Green Party congressional race and other rumblings among Chicago's electorate

Mayor Emanuel leaves town to do some good, bringing out the vote for President Obama!

A true confession—my Democratic regrets

Despite costly losses at the polls, the Illinois Greens insist they aren't blue.

Think the Libertarians are happy with the election results? Think again.

Can LeAlan Jones, most famous for the public radio documentaries he made as a teenager, help the Green Party win over the black community?

A case study in how electoral politics stymies real reform

Or, why I won't be voting my gut much on Tuesday

With everyone's favorite punching bag out of the way, a look at the problems facing any new Cook County Board president

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