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Blogs, Bleader Nov 21, 2014
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Rahm's first commercial turns a community victory into a personal victory

How much credit does Mayor Emanuel deserve for the closing of coal plants in Little Village and Pilsen?
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Neighborhoods, Politics, News, Rahm Emanuel, Kim Wasserman, Little Village, Pilsen, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization, coal power, Crawford Generating Station, Fisk Generating Station, Midwest Generation, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Kari Lydersen, Closing the Cloud Factories, fracking, natural gas, Richard M. Daley, Alderman Joe Moore, clean power ordinance, Chicago Tribune, Faith Bugel, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Video

Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 25, 2014
Readers' Poll
Best new nonfiction book by a Chicagoan

Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago's 99% by Kari Lydersen
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Best of Chicago 2014, Best new nonfiction book by a Chicagoan, Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago's 99%, Kari Lydersen, 999: A History of Chicago in Ten Stories, Richard B. Fizdale, Readers' Poll

Blogs, Bleader Nov 27, 2013
All year long we moan and groan, so it's time for a little thanks

There are things to be thankful for in Chicago.
- By Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Alderman John Arena, Alderman Leslie Hairston, Alderman Nick Sposato, Alderman Rick Munoz, Alderman Robert Fioretti, Alderman Rod Sawyer, Alderman Scott Waguespack, Alderman Toni Foulkes, Asean Johnson, cannabis, Chicago City Council, Dan Mihalopoulos, Grassroots Collaborative, Kari Lydersen, Linda Lutton, Mayor 1%, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, medical marijuana, Progressive Caucus, same sex marriage, Sarah Karp, state Rep. Greg Harris, state Rep. Lou Lang, Tim Novak, UNO

Blogs, Bleader Nov 20, 2013
A party for Mayor 1%

A few hundred or so lefties get together to celebrate Kari Lydersen's book and debate whether Chicago voters can save themselves from the mayor they elected.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Kari Lydersen, Mayor 1%, Ezekiel Emanuel, Brothers Emanuel, The Forward, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Haymarket Books, Haymarket Brewery, Chicago politics, Amisha Patel, Brandon Johnson, Chicago Teachers Union, The Grassroots Collaborative, Mayor Harold Washington, Mayor Jane Byrne, Dallas Buyers Club, Matthew McConaughey

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 5, 2013
The people sound off on Mayor Emanuel's budget—but he's not listening

The City Council's progressive caucus holds a budget hearing, because someone has to.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Rahm Emanuel, City Council, city budget, Mick Dumke, hearings, progressive caucus, Scott Waguespack, Robert Fioretti, Roderick Sawyer, budget hearings, 2nd Ward, 6th Ward, 15th Ward, 22nd Ward, 32nd Ward, 36th Ward, 45th Ward, 5th Ward, Tonie Foulkes, Rick Munoz, Nicholas Sposato, John Arena, Leslie Hairston, mental health, mental health clinics, Wal-Mart, TIFs, tax increment financing, Kari Lydersen, books, Prosser High School, Dorothy Harding, Douglas Park, Mary Jones, retirees, Barack Obama, Quentin Young

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Sep 17, 2013
Mayor Rahm: The mayor for some of us

Kari Lydersen's new book explains how Emanuel earned the nickname "Mayor 1 Percent."
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Rahm Emanuel, books, Kari Lydersen, Ari Emanuel, Alan Goldsher, New Trier West, bullying, Barack Obama, Ezekiel Emanuel, health care reform, Aspen Institute, The Nation, Bill Clinton, SecurityLink, SBC Communications, Bill Daley, Bruce Rauner, Pat Quinn, organized labor, TIFs, tax increment financing, privatization, school closing, interviews

Blogs, Bleader May 16, 2012
Death, despair, destruction: a few long reads

The Internet is for aggregation! The least you can do is read some good shit
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Do This, Media, News, New York Times Magazine, Wes Enzinna, Treece, Kansas, Oxford American, Bronwen Dickey, Lake Jocassee, Columbia University Human Rights Review, Carlos DeLuna, Carlos Hernandez, Andrew Cohen, the Atlantic, Antonin Scalia, capital punishment, Chicago Tribune, Steve Mills, Maurice Possley, Toxic Tour of Northwest Indiana, Lloyd DeGrane, Kari Lydersen

Blogs, Bleader Feb 2, 2012
Mick Dumke wins Studs Terkel Award

The Reader's Mick Dumke wins a Studs Terkel Award
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News Bites, Mick Dumke, Chicago Reader, Community Media Workshop, Maria Hinojosa, Chip Mitchell, National Public Radio, WBEZ, Thom Clark, Ben Joravsky, John Conroy, Kari Lydersen

Blogs, Bleader Sep 27, 2011
Kari Lydersen on Miss Ketty

Kari Lydersen on LGBT nightclub performer Miss Ketty, who died last week at age 64.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Onstage, LGBT, Arts, Miss Ketty, Circuit, La Cueva, Achy Obejas, Kari Lydersen, Windy City Times

Blogs, Bleader Jan 14, 2011
Lenz, Olivo, Lydersen Win Terkel Awards

Lenz, Olivo, and Lyderson are named to received this year's Studs Terkel Awards.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News Bites, Studs Terkel Community Media Award, Thom Clark, Community Media Workshop, Linda Lenz, Catalyst Chicago, Antonio Olivo, Chicago Tribune, Community Renewal Society, Kari Lydersen, Washington Post

Blogs, Bleader Oct 14, 2010
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Coal: Echoes of Chicago History

"Chicago Without Coal" and the days of smokeless coal.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Environment, Clout City, Eco, Kari Lydersen, Jeff Biggers, coal, smokeless coal, Chicago coal-fired power plants, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 24, 2009
The Washington Post Is Pulling Out of Chicago

The Washington Post announces that it's closing its bureaus in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News Bites, Washington Post, Chicago News Cooperative, Washington City Paper, Peter Slevin, Kari Lydersen, Howard Kurtz, domestic bureaus

Blogs, Bleader Oct 21, 2009
Tonight's readings rainbow
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Lit & Lectures, Free Shit, Swag, Books, Michael Chabon, Kari Lydersen, Clarence Page, Joe Meno, Chris Abani, Chris Rose, Steve Bogira

Blogs, Bleader Jul 16, 2009
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Siege at Republic
- By Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Film, workers, republic, windows and doors, local 1110, labor beat, andrew freund, kari lydersen, armando robles, ue, revolt on goose island, united electrical, occupation, benefits, bank of america, can tv, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 10, 2008
11/11 -- "Shoot an Iraqi"

Tuesday: Iraqi-American artist Wafaa Bilal and writer Kari Lydersen discuss art, the war in Iraq, and new media.
- By Alex Yablon
- Tags: Free Shit, Swag, Experimental Station, Wafaa Bilal, Kari Lydersen, New Media

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Rahm's first commercial turns a community victory into a personal victory

How much credit does Mayor Emanuel deserve for the closing of coal plants in Little Village and Pilsen?

Readers' Poll
Best new nonfiction book by a Chicagoan

Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago's 99% by Kari Lydersen

All year long we moan and groan, so it's time for a little thanks

There are things to be thankful for in Chicago.

A party for Mayor 1%

A few hundred or so lefties get together to celebrate Kari Lydersen's book and debate whether Chicago voters can save themselves from the mayor they elected.

The people sound off on Mayor Emanuel's budget—but he's not listening

The City Council's progressive caucus holds a budget hearing, because someone has to.

Mayor Rahm: The mayor for some of us

Kari Lydersen's new book explains how Emanuel earned the nickname "Mayor 1 Percent."

Death, despair, destruction: a few long reads

The Internet is for aggregation! The least you can do is read some good shit

Mick Dumke wins Studs Terkel Award

The Reader's Mick Dumke wins a Studs Terkel Award

Kari Lydersen on Miss Ketty

Kari Lydersen on LGBT nightclub performer Miss Ketty, who died last week at age 64.

Lenz, Olivo, Lydersen Win Terkel Awards

Lenz, Olivo, and Lyderson are named to received this year's Studs Terkel Awards.

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Coal: Echoes of Chicago History

"Chicago Without Coal" and the days of smokeless coal.

The Washington Post Is Pulling Out of Chicago

The Washington Post announces that it's closing its bureaus in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles

Tonight's readings rainbow

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Siege at Republic

11/11 -- "Shoot an Iraqi"

Tuesday: Iraqi-American artist Wafaa Bilal and writer Kari Lydersen discuss art, the war in Iraq, and new media.

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How much credit does Mayor Emanuel deserve for the closing of coal plants in Little Village and Pilsen?

Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago's 99% by Kari Lydersen

There are things to be thankful for in Chicago.

A few hundred or so lefties get together to celebrate Kari Lydersen's book and debate whether Chicago voters can save themselves from the mayor they elected.

The City Council's progressive caucus holds a budget hearing, because someone has to.

Kari Lydersen's new book explains how Emanuel earned the nickname "Mayor 1 Percent."

The Internet is for aggregation! The least you can do is read some good shit

The Reader's Mick Dumke wins a Studs Terkel Award

Kari Lydersen on LGBT nightclub performer Miss Ketty, who died last week at age 64.

Lenz, Olivo, and Lyderson are named to received this year's Studs Terkel Awards.

"Chicago Without Coal" and the days of smokeless coal.

The Washington Post announces that it's closing its bureaus in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles

Tuesday: Iraqi-American artist Wafaa Bilal and writer Kari Lydersen discuss art, the war in Iraq, and new media.

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