Ben Joravsky Archive
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With the gubernatorial primary just completed, we thought it would be a good idea to have a conversation about the state of the Democratic politics in the state of
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With the gubernatorial primary just a few weeks away, we thought we’d bring in Lorraine Forte of the Sun-Times and Dave McKinney of WBEZ, a couple of journalistic
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With property tax bills coming due, we thought it would be a good idea to hear from the candidates for Cook County Assessor. Andrea Raila showed up. Candidate Fritz
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We wanted to start the new year right–with stimulating and intelligent political discussion. So we brought in the Big Three: state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, political activist Candace Gingrich
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For our November show, we thought it would be fun and enlightening to have a Great Debate over Mayor Rahm’s rule of Chicago. Yes, the debate’s so great–we
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With the Cook County Board of Commissioners poised to vote on a repeal of the controversial soda pop tax, we thought it would be a good idea to bring in
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To celebrate the start of a new school year, we convened a panel of officials and activists to talk about the state of education in the age of
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For our August show, we decided the time had come to bring Congressman Jan Schakowsky–the pride and joy of Evanston–to First Tuesdays to talk about resistance in the age of
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With the state facing bankruptcy, we thought we’d bring in the Big Three of statehouse reporting to explain just what the heck is going on. Our guests: Natasha
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As the state inches toward legalizing marijuana, we brought to our humble stage Kelly Cassidy and Christian Mitchell, two state representatives who know as much or more about this topic
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