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Music, The Listener Feb 15, 2021
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James Brown’s “Funky President (People It’s Bad)” is unfortunately relevant again

This Presidents’ Day, dance away your disillusionment with a 1974 funk classic about beating political corruption.
- By Jamie Ludwig
- Tags: The Listener, James Brown, Funky President (People It’s Bad), Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Martin Luther King Jr., Presidents’ Day, Washington’s Birthday, impeachment, Trump, Andrew Jackson, Video

Columns & Opinion, Opinion Jan 19, 2021
Who’s really controlling Trump’s impeachment

Don’t be fooled that their motives are moral.
- By Leonard C. Goodman
- Tags: Opinion, Trump, impeachment, Capitol siege, Democrats, Republicans, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, AOC, the Squad, COVID-19, coronavirus, Obama, Bush, Cheney, Jeff Bezos

News & Politics, Feature Apr 22, 2020
Coronavirus leaves immigrants trapped in a byzantine court system

Many are without lawyers and more frightened and confused than ever.
- By Stephen Franklin, Catherine Kim, Areeba Shah, Shreya Bansal, LaTesha Harris, Wanying Zhao, and Kari Lydersen
- Tags: Feature, Coronavirus, COVID-19, immigration, asylum, deportation, refugee, trump

Columns & Opinion, Opinion Mar 24, 2020
The new Cold War with China has cost lives against coronavirus

More than any event since the financial crash, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the rotten foundation of American empire.
- By Max Blumenthal
- Tags: Opinion, coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, Trump, China, WHO, Xi Jinping

Music, Concert Preview Feb 7, 2020
Recommended Video
Ana Gabriel lives up to the title ‘La Diva de América’
- By Catalina Maria Johnson
- Tags: Concert Preview, Ana Gabriel, La Diva de América, mariachi, Hispanic Heritage Foundation, Trump, Latin pop, Recommended, Video

News & Politics, Feature Feb 5, 2020
$This is how deportation fractures American families$
This is how deportation fractures American families

A story of what happens when the undocumented parents and spouses of U.S. citizens are “kidnapped by ICE”
- By Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven
- Tags: Feature, Immigration, deportation, family separation, trump, ICE, Border Patrol, Mexico, green card, reentry, ban, zero tolerance, anchor babies, citizenship

News & Politics, Feature Jan 29, 2020
The fight to release Beto

After ICE detained Jesus Alberto “Beto” Lopez Gutierrez on his drive home from camping, one family has banded together to challenge his detention and deportation.
- By Irene Romulo and Borderless Magazine
- Tags: Feature, Immigration, ICE, deportation, DACA, undocumented, Trump, Border Patrol

Music, Concert Preview Dec 13, 2019
Recommended Video
Political punk stalwarts Anti-Flag take Trump to task on their upcoming album
- By Jamie Ludwig
- Tags: Concert Preview, Anti-Flag, American Reckoning, American Spring, American Fall, 20/20 Vision, Spinefarm, Trump, pop-punk, Hate Conquers All, Pittsburgh, social justice, Military Free Zone, Recommended, Video

News & Politics, News Oct 29, 2019
Slideshow
Photos: Monday's anti-Trump protest
- By Reader staff
- Tags: News, Trump, Donald J. Trump, President Trump, Dump Trump, protests, Slideshow

Columns & Opinion, Opinion Oct 10, 2019
Why I can't get excited about impeaching Trump

This doomed effort won’t even make for good TV.
- By Leonard C. Goodman
- Tags: Opinion, Nancy Pelosi, Trump, impeachment, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, WMDs, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Saddam Hussein

News & Politics, Feature Oct 2, 2019
Finding peace and security after asylum

Therapists and social workers trained in trauma care are helping asylum seekers along their legal and healing journey.
- By Carly Graf and 90 Days, 90 Voices
- Tags: Feature, Immigration, asylum, africa, trauma, refugee, kovler center, Trump, survivors

Columns & Opinion, Opinion Sep 4, 2019
The Epstein cover-up

We owe it to Jeffrey Epstein's victims not to let the investigation of his crimes die with him.
- By Leonard C. Goodman
- Tags: Opinion, Jeffrey Epstein, Alexander Acosta, Trump, Miami Herald, Ted Stevens, Church Committee, Watergate, Whitey Bulger

News & Politics, Feature Aug 28, 2019
Inside the world of asylum forensic exams

Asylum seekers who undergo medical exams as part of their legal case are more than twice as likely to be granted asylum as those who do not.
- By Apoorva Mittal and 90 Days, 90 Voices
- Tags: Feature, asylum, refugees, immigration, trump, sanctuary, trauma, mexico

Columns & Opinion, Opinion Jul 3, 2019
Deconstructing the perpetual war machine

How Democrats and Republicans keep us constantly engaged in conflict
- By Leonard C. Goodman
- Tags: Opinion, Trump, Iran, Obama, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Saddam Hussein, Kuwait, Muammar Gaddafi, Libya, AUMF

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 16, 2018
Joravsky's advice for the Republican Party

And some for progressives, too.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Republicans, politics, election, Illinois, Michael Madigan, Bruce Rauner, Lauren Underwood, Trump, Peter Breen, Jeanne Ives, HB 40, Terra Costa Howard, DuPage County, Ron Sandack, Anne Stava-Murray, Elizabeth Chaplin, J.B. Pritzker, Sean Casten, John Cullerton

Blogs, Bleader Jun 1, 2018
It’s important to react as quickly as possible to Kanye West’s new Ye

You probably already know what you think of Kanye's eighth album—if only because it's recently become almost impossible not to have an opinion about Kanye himself.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Kanye West, Ye, hip-hop, Chicago rap, Valee, GOOD Music, Stormy Daniels, All Mine, Wyoming, Jackson Hole, Trump, MAGA

Arts & Culture, Travel May 30, 2018
Leave the flatlands behind in Savanna and Galena, along the bluffs of the mighty Mississippi

Head west for quaint townships and lush landscapes.
- By Ted Cox
- Tags: Travel, News, Transportation, savanna, galena, mississippi, ted cox, illinois, chris lain, lincoln square, jube manderico, main street, savanna marketplace, blue bedroom inn, mayor, trump, ron chernow, grant, alexander hamilton, lin-manuel miranda, ulysses s. grant, civil war, galena river, belvedere mansion, victorian, desoto house, herman melville, moby dick, generals restaurant, lady in black, nachusa grasslands, nature conservancy, mississippi palisades state park, lookout point, iron horse social club, hawg dogs, one illinois, Road Trips 2018

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review May 9, 2018
Recommended
Julia Sweeney is done making terrible movies

The former SNL cast member, now Older and Wider, looks back on life post-Pat.
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, julia sweeney, older and wider, cubs, mulan, saturday night live, snl, it's pat: the movie, pat, wilmette, hollywood, trump, al jolson, androgyny, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Mar 23, 2018
Remembering Chicago Craigslist Personals, the Wild West of Internet dating

Craigslist has preemptively shut down its personals section, the message board that dominated online searches for friendship, love, or sex about a decade ago.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Boom!, The Internet, Craigslist, Missed Connections, Casual Encounters, M4M, M4W, W4M, Internet dating, Tinder, OKCupid, Bumble, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, Communications Decency Act, Congress, Trump

Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2018
Could Chicago's Sameena Mustafa become the first Muslim woman in Congress?

The comedian and real estate broker said running against longtime incumbent Mike Quigley seemed futile—until she started talking to voters.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: News, Politics, Sameena Mustafa, Mike Quigley, Simmer Brown, Fifth U.S. House District, Fifth District, U.S. House of Representatives, Congress, Democratic Party, progressive, comedy, feminism, intersectionality, Trump, gerrymandering, pro-choice, health care, Medicare for all

Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Dec 20, 2017
‘Why do I always fall in love with lesbians?’

A "sporty" Italian really wants to know. Plus: better dick pics, and more
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, Dan Savage, Savage Love, lesbians, dick pics, Republicans, Trump, Cigarettes After Sex

Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Aug 23, 2017
Uncle Dan says: Don't fuck Nazis

Laying down the law post Charlottesville, plus: "death wish" sex fantasies, and more
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, Charlottesville, neo-Nazis, KKK, anti-Semites, hard right, Milo Yiannopoulos, Mike Cernovich, Holocaust deniers, Fox News, masochism, extreme BDSM, death wish fantasies, blackmail kit, escorts, Esther Perel, Trump, Campsite Rule, Hillary Clinton

Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 8, 2017
Video
Reunited late-70s Irish punks Protex hit Chicago for two shows

Plus: Chicago weirdo-rock supergroup Wet Piss play Cafe Mustache, and Redgrave host an ACLU benefit to fight Trump’s Muslim ban.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Protex, Bric-a-Brac Records, East Room, Crown Liquors, Belfast, Polydor, Sing Sing, Strange Obsessions, Tightrope, Wet Piss, Lil Tits, Eye Vybe Records, Karissa Talanian, Ego, Stromboli, Magic Ian, Wally’s World, Maximum Pelt Records, Dillon Kelley, Coaster, Cafe Mustache, Angie Mead, Redgrave, Mike Gebel, Easy, Empty Bottle, ACLU, benefit, Muslim ban, Trump, Lovitt Records, Video

Blogs, Bleader Feb 9, 2017
Eat Trump’s immigration ban: Ten Chicago restaurants that wouldn’t exist in a white nationalist America

Kebabs, fahsa, and ghormeh sabzi will make America great again.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Muslim Ban, travel ban, Muslim ban, Trump, Yemeni food, Mandi Noor, Shibam City, Somali food, Eric Grill, Mogodishu Restaurant, Bismilahi, Syrian food, Honeydoe, Iraqi food, Taza Bakery, Shawarma Inn, Noon-O-Kabob, Kabobi Grill

Music, Music Feature Feb 8, 2017
Audio
Chicago musicians speak up about the Affordable Care Act

Before the ACA, musicians were uninsured at more than twice the average rate—and with Trump pushing a repeal, they’re already suffering.
- By Lee V. Gaines
- Tags: Music Feature, Affordable Care Act, ACA, Obamacare, insurance, health care, repeal, health insurance, medical insurance, uninsured, preexisting condition, Matt Piet, Che Smith, Rhymefest, Helen Money, Alison Chesley, Racetraitor, Daniel Binaei, William Steffey, Lakshmi Ramgopal, Lykanthea, Jonathan Zeng, Grant Park Chorus, Chicago Fringe Opera, William Ferris Chorale, Natalie Grace Alford, Matthew Oliphant, Ensemble dal Niente, Lyric Opera, Chicago Philharmonic, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Blaine Welsh, Press, Erin Page, Alma Negra, Reivers, Eiren Caffall, Kami de Chukwu, Kami, Leather Corduroys, Carl Hauck, Sunjacket, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Trump, Future of Music Coalition, Help Musicians UK, Kevin Erickson, Medicaid, mandate, exchange, John Herndon, Tortoise, Audio

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This Presidents’ Day, dance away your disillusionment with a 1974 funk classic about beating political corruption.

Don’t be fooled that their motives are moral.

Many are without lawyers and more frightened and confused than ever.

More than any event since the financial crash, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the rotten foundation of American empire.

A story of what happens when the undocumented parents and spouses of U.S. citizens are “kidnapped by ICE”

After ICE detained Jesus Alberto “Beto” Lopez Gutierrez on his drive home from camping, one family has banded together to challenge his detention and deportation.

This doomed effort won’t even make for good TV.

Therapists and social workers trained in trauma care are helping asylum seekers along their legal and healing journey.

We owe it to Jeffrey Epstein's victims not to let the investigation of his crimes die with him.

Asylum seekers who undergo medical exams as part of their legal case are more than twice as likely to be granted asylum as those who do not.

How Democrats and Republicans keep us constantly engaged in conflict

And some for progressives, too.

You probably already know what you think of Kanye's eighth album—if only because it's recently become almost impossible not to have an opinion about Kanye himself.

Head west for quaint townships and lush landscapes.

The former SNL cast member, now Older and Wider, looks back on life post-Pat.

Craigslist has preemptively shut down its personals section, the message board that dominated online searches for friendship, love, or sex about a decade ago.

The comedian and real estate broker said running against longtime incumbent Mike Quigley seemed futile—until she started talking to voters.

A "sporty" Italian really wants to know. Plus: better dick pics, and more

Laying down the law post Charlottesville, plus: "death wish" sex fantasies, and more

Plus: Chicago weirdo-rock supergroup Wet Piss play Cafe Mustache, and Redgrave host an ACLU benefit to fight Trump’s Muslim ban.

Kebabs, fahsa, and ghormeh sabzi will make America great again.

Before the ACA, musicians were uninsured at more than twice the average rate—and with Trump pushing a repeal, they’re already suffering.

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