Governor Pritzker suggests he may not run for re-election. Chicago voters express their love for Mayor Lightfoot. Illinois Republicans cry like the hypocritical babies that they there are. Ben & Dr. D riff on these and other ...
The state senate takes a teeny-tiny step towards replacing the appointed school board with an elected one and corporate & editorial Chicago loses its collective mind. Ben riffs. Also, Grace Pai on the need to teach Asian-Amer...
The New York Times prophesized tough times for Democrats in New Mexico. And then Melanie Stansbury mopped the floor with her Republican opponent. Ben riffs on how the Times handled it. Also, Kina Collins talks about running a...
Democrats all over the country are saying they're tired and burnt out on politics. Poor babies. While Republicans are as fired up as ever. Ben riffs. And WVON talk show host David Seaton returns to talk everything from health...
Barbara Arnwine--president and founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition--discusses the challenges facing our democracy as Republican legislators pass voter-supression bills in states throughout the country. The Republi...
Ben & Dr. D discuss the weeks news. That includes various bills in the General Assembly; Mayor Lightfoot's on-and-off-again proposal to limit liquor sales; and the mayor's beach reopening. Plus, so much more... See Privacy Po...
The Republicans think they've embarrassed Bernie Sanders. Ben riffs. And Marc Sims returns to talk everything, including crime in Chicago. And Harish Patel on why we need to expand the earned income tax credit. See Privacy Po...
Ben has some fun analyzing Mayor Lightfoot’s latest PSA. He loves those bits, ladies and gentlemen. And Monroe Anderson returns to talk about absolutely everything. Including anti-Semitism in America. See Privacy Policy at ht...
It's the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. Ben riffs on the divisions in our country. Technologist Freddy Martinez, the activist who helped catalogue and promote the hacked emails of Mayor Lightfoot on, make...
Activist/researcher Saqib Bhatti explains the efforts by activists to convince Mayor Lightfoot not to spend about $485 million in federal COVID relief on paying back the banks. Apparently, President Joe Biden is with the acti...
Sun-Times editor/columnist Rummana Hussain returns to discuss the issues of the day. Including cancel culture from the right cancelling Sinead O'Connor and Emily Wilder. Also Israel and Palestine. And Mayor Lightfoot's decisi...
So much weekly news to cover--much of it having to do with Mayor Lightfoot. Ben & Dr. D take the deep dive on the mayor's Lolla commercial, her decision to give Black reporters a priority over white ones, and a whole bunch of...
Even sports fans are talking about White Sox manager Tony La Russa and his "unwritten rules" of baseball. Ben and sports podcaster Miles Porter take the deep dive. And then Peter Cunningham--former advisor to Mayor Daley and ...
Atiba Buchanan--co-host of Buchanan & Seaton--returns to talk all things politics. Including Republicans, Trump, January 6 and Biden and Israel. And a word or two about Mayor Lightfoot. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...
Mayor Lightfoot announces she'll be giving journalists of color priority when it comes to doing one-on-one interviews. Ben says great idea. Now how about doing that when it comes to doling out economic development dollars to ...
Political strategist Delmarie Cobb returns to talk all things politics, including the Clintons, Mayor Rahm, police, Mayor Lightfoot, Bobby Rush and more. She's a political junkie, just like Ben. See Privacy Policy at https://...
Republicans in Illinois want to end unemployment benefits because they say it's a disincentive to work. But when it comes to taking handouts for themselves, well, that's another story. Ben riffs. Also, 17th ward Alderman Davi...
Longtime California political strategist Bruce Williams breaks down the attempt by MAGA to recall Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. Bruce explains the differences between this recall and the one in 2003 that replaced Gray Dav...
April 2, 2019. It's election day. Who will be our next mayor: Lightfoot or Preckwinkle? The Joe Biden allegations are not going away. Monday's Kim Foxx protest and Lori and Toni's last minute mayoral strategies. Runoff talk w...
Roosevelt University political science professor David Faris returns, but this time our focus is on the breakout of war in the Middle East. He reviews the history of the conflict and explains how it plays out politically in t...
Ben & Dr. D take a deep dive into the freaky week of leaky leaks that it was. Hackers hack Mayor Lightfoot’s emails. The mayor gives journalistic advice to Chicago’s journalists. Most of whom ignore it. As they should. And mu...
On the eve of Saturday's Save Local News Rally, Ben explains the importance of the Tribune to Chicago. Yes, Ben, praises the Tribune. Speaking of the Tribune, Gregory Pratt, city hall reporter and president of the Tribune's u...
The day began with Trump's Republican cultists in Congress punishing Liz Cheney for joining them in repeating Trump's lies about the election. Ben riffs. Also, Maya Dukmasova talks about the hacking and publishing of emails f...
Demographer Rob Paral discusses the latest census numbers and what they mean politically. Where is Illinois experiencing the most population loss and growth? How will that impact the political map? And Ben riffs on how the Ri...