Articles filed under Politics
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The new religion of woke anti-racismJun 14, 2020 1:00 am - It's all about religion, isn't it? "(W)e have the cult of social justice on the left," Andrew Sullivan wrote in New York Magazine, "a religion whose followers show the s...
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The president doubles down on dividing the countryJun 14, 2020 1:00 am - America is being rocked by passionate protests reflecting all the pent-up anger of those who have been the victims of racism since the day they were born: the guys who a...
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Amazon, Facebook and Google turn to deep network of political allies to fight antitrust probesJun 13, 2020 6:15 am - David Espinoza appeared unhappy when Arizona joined scores of states investigating Google last year. The Phoenix-based owner of a shoe-and-leather store wrote in a local...
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Taking a risk for convention cheersJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Modern conventions don't decide anything. On occasion, there are votes that matter - not on the roll call for president but on the seating of all-white delegations, or t...
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Community colleges - setting a post-pandemic path forwardJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Community colleges in the Chicago area and across the state will be essential to the country's post-pandemic economic recovery. Reflective of and responsive to the commu...
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Stories that demand a personal touchJun 10, 2020 11:00 pm - The potential for any person with a personal computer and an ax to grind to become a publisher today has done much to degrade the quality of news reporting and story tel...
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The 'Defund the Police' dilemmaJun 10, 2020 11:00 pm - What seemed like a crazy slogan on the far left - "Defund the Police" - is threatening to become a reality in some cities around the country. On Sunday the president of ...
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Religious freedom organization sues state over abortion mandate for insurersJun 10, 2020 1:00 am - The Thomas More Society is suing the state to challenge a law requiring all health insurance policies sold in Illinois to provide coverage for elective chemical and surg...
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Feder: WGN Radio cancels Rick Pearson's 'Sunday Spin' for music showJun 10, 2020 1:00 am - With a presidential election less than five months away, WGN 720-AM is about to drop its weekly political talk show to add another nostalgic music program to its lineup,...
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Are Democrats smart enough to take yes for an answer?Jun 09, 2020 1:00 am - By Mark Shields Here's the fail-safe test for whether a political party is growing and strengthening or shrinking in size and prospects: Is that party spending its time,...