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Bruce Rauner
November 13, 2018
Lauren Kaori Gurley
The Backlash to the GOP’s Union-Bashing Has Begun in Earnest
After a string of attacks on organized labor across the Midwest in recent years, Republicans are starting to pay at the polls.
October 6, 2017
MagazineJustin Miller
Battle of the Plutocrats
Why are Democrats backing a billionaire venture capitalist in one of 2018's most critical races?
March 21, 2016
Clio Chang
Illinois’s public and community colleges are in danger of closing.
February 12, 2015
Peter Moskowitz
Republicans Think They've Finally Figured Out How to Kill Unions
November 3, 2014
Claire Groden
How to Win Reelection When Your State Hates You
A case study in Illinois

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