Chicago Politics
Mar 20, 2025
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11 min read
The Right wins because it’s coordinated. The Left loses because we're not -- right now, there's no incentive to change that.
Mar 12, 2025
10 min read
The right wants us stuck debating process while they dismantle public power everywhere they can-- but especially in Chicago.
Mar 4, 2025
7 min read
Or -- How to Make Propaganda About the Most Boring Parts of Municipal Finance
Feb 13, 2025
4 min read
Madigan's era is over and that's good. The power vaccum we have currently is not.
Feb 12, 2025
2 min read
What does it take to be as immovable as a John Brown mural right now?
Feb 11, 2025
3 min read
The authoritarians are much better at "reimagining" the future. Can we stop reacting and start bending reality in a different direction?
Oct 24, 2024
6 min read
Is that when you'll sleep next?
May 20, 2024
This won't come up in the text, but it's important you know I'm really good at posing for candid photos in all of of my power fantasy newsletter scenarios.
Jan 16, 2024
5 min read
Healthy coping mechanisms don’t exist unless we feel the feelings. That blows, huh?
Jan 3, 2024
Certain wins are only possible when you treat everything like a bonus round.
Dec 1, 2023
Repost: The original digital creative.
Nov 28, 2023
The only way to stop Mark Ruffalo Movie Crying when it comes to Chicago Politics is to understand power.