Join the discussion with Elaine Nekritz and me today at 6PM CST.
Just a reminder that you can join the discussion of Chicago and Illinois pensions on The Stream at 6PM CST. The Stream is broadcast over Al Jazeera America. Viewers can Tweet in comments or questions. It is not available online. Only on your local cable channel. Often it will appear as Current TV on your cable guide. Joining me on the panel will be Representative Elaine Nekritz, Better Governme
Love it or list it.
Anne and I have this guilty pleasure. It’s called Love It or List It. It’s one of those stupid shows on HGTV. A couple (the show is made in Canada) lives in a house that is too small or poorly laid out for the family. Anne and I usually think that their problems could be solved by spending a couple hours cleaning up some of the mess and getting better organized. But a show about house cleaning
Running for governor in Bizarro World.
For several years I have been writing about Illinois party politics as Bizarro World. As a kid Bizarro World was one of my favorite comic books. It portrayed a world in which all assumptions were turned inside out and upside down. It has prepared me for life as an adult in Illinois, a land where Democrats are Republicans and Republicans are crazy. In Illinois our Democratic Governor is the most a
12-16-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Illinois’ richest man has Chicago teacher pensions in his crosshairs.Now that the General Assembly members have committed the #pension theft of state employees and teachers, Chicago teachers are next. Rahm Emanuel is the current head of the Chicago crime family. Just as the state has failed to meet it
