Today on TAP: What progressives should learn, and what they shouldn’t learn, from Brandon Johnson’s upset victory in the mayoral race
Illinois
Posted inPolitics
Brandon Johnson’s Ground Game Defeats Obama Machine in Chicago
The progressive mayor-elect used strategic endorsements and people power to upset his tough-on-crime opponent.
Posted inPolitics
Chicago’s Latino Community Is Up for Grabs
The Windy City’s second-largest racial group will prove decisive in tomorrow’s election.
Posted inPolitics
Progressives vs. Corporatists in the Battle for Chicago
With the incumbent and the early front-runner out in Chicago’s mayoral race, the remaining combatants represent a contrast of styles.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Combining Decarbonization, Good Jobs, and Climate Justice
Illinois shows what’s possible. Will Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo be an ally?
Posted inPolitics
How Crypto Cash Could Determine Chicago’s Next Mayor
Prior donations from Sam Bankman-Fried have damaged Chuy García’s campaign. But Mayor Lori Lightfoot has her own crypto ties.
Posted inWorking in America
‘Red Cup Rebellion’: Striking Chicago Starbucks Workers Brave Cold to Send Message to CEO Howard Schultz
Workers accuse the company of refusing to bargain in good faith for a union contract.
Posted inWorking in America
Industrial Policy Without Industrial Unions
Democrats’ new industrial manufacturing plan leaves unions behind, fumbling a moment of relative leverage for organized labor.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Anti-Monopoly Fight Will Be in the States
A new task force aims to take on corporate power at the state and local levels.
