Rahm Emmanuel

Chicago School Draws Scrutiny Over Student Fines For Small Disciplinary Infractions

AP | By TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 02.21.2012

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CHICAGO -- A sense of order and decorum prevails at Noble Street College Prep as students move quickly through a hallway adorned with banners from doz...

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44 Square Miles of Forgotten Men

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Healthy Eating, Food System, Food Justice, Rahm Emmanuel, Growing Power, Cooking, Mayor Daley, Chicago, The Plant, Illinois, Urban Agriculture, Growing Home, Aquaponics, Chicago News
Linda Novick O'Keefe

The word "Food Desert" was coined to describe Chicago. Can the Emanuel administration truly make Chicago the city in a garden? Can they make the city that works, work for everyone?

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Was Rahm Right About Progressives?

Steven Hill | Posted 07.07.2011

Read More: Electoral Reform, Progressives, Universal Voter Registration, Instant Runoff Voting, Progressive Movement, Barack Obama, Political Reform, Rahm Emmanuel, Germany, Direct Election of the President, Steven Hill, Public Financing of Campaigns, Proportional Representation, Free Media Time, Green Party, Politics News
Steven Hill

In 2009, then-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel infamously said that progressives are "fucking retarded." Lately I've begun to think he was corr...

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Obama Orders Shutdown of Second City

Mark Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Steinberg

President Obama has just imposed martial law in Chicago, Illinois. He will consider signing an Executive Order directing that the western border of the District of Columbia shall extend to Iowa.

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The Post Election Foreign Policy Hangover

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Any Congress, particularly a hostile Congress, has the power to give any sitting president a major national security migraine -- and the incoming House GOP leadership has proven their determination to do just that.

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Reforming California Measure by Measure

Edward Headington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political Reform, November-2010-Elections, Good Government, Goo-Goos, Gerrymandering, Redistricting, California, Rahm Emmanuel, Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ted Kennedy, Los Angeles News
Edward Headington

The least Californians can do is commit ourselves to fix a broken system through open primaries, redistricting reform and term limits modification.

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Democracy Is Not a Tragedy

Kelly Kleiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kelly Kleiman

Rahm Emanuel's decision to return to Chicago reflects the most troubling aspect of Chicago politics: the notion that the city needs a dictator and the only important challenge is finding a new one.

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Rahm Is Going

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nigel Hamilton

Emanuel can leave the White House, then, with considerable pride in his accomplishments.

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The Angry Left Needs Hugs and Kisses

Jules Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Titanic, Angry Left, Accomplishments, Howard Dean, Rahm Emmanuel, President Obama, Van Jones, Politics News
Jules Siegel

The angry left is angry with Barack Obama. It's lying on the floor kicking and screaming and holding its breath. Goodness is not being accomplished. Injustice continues sort of unabated.

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Fred Thompson Teaches the Pigs to Dance

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Joseph

Something about Fred Thompson's life mirrors the greatness of America -- how ordinary men and women answer the call to service. He was willing to serve, of course, but not obsessed by the need for power.

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Sarah Palin Is Twit of the Week

Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker) | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker)

Sarah Palin's Twitter account has been rich fodder this week for those of us who enjoy that lazy summer pastime of rolling our eyes at ex-half-governors who believe they have something to add to the national discourse via social media.

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Rahm Emanuel Makes You Fill Out "The F--king Census!" (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Apparently the 2010 census has really been lagging in response rates. Internet sketch group 'The Full Ginsberg,' however, really understands what it t...

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Whose White House? Obama's or Rahm's?

Wade Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wade Norris

As we all now know, a second alleged job 'dangle' was made by the White House to a potential Senate primary candidate -- this time it was Andrew Romanoff.

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Nice Miracle: May We Have Another?

Will Durst | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Durst

Fully 25% of Republicans believe the President is the Anti- Christ, so it seems most of us agree he has supernatural powers; we just can't agree as to whether they come from above or below.

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Smooth Barack, Tricky Dick & Helpless Jimmy: What We Learn About Our Presidents in Moments Of Crisis

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Joseph

Real historians tell us two things about Presidents and scandal: it's rarely the crime and usually the cover-up that derails Presidents.

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Weekly Pulse: Eric Massa Backs off Health Care Conspiracy, Glenn Beck Apologizes to the Entire Country

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Former Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) punked conservative talk show host Glenn Beck yesterday by recanting his...

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Saddam's Social Network Not So Foreign

Bradley W. Bloch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bradley W. Bloch

If social network analysis is so powerful, why isn't it used more often--in intelligence and elsewhere?

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The Bennet Letter: Change We Can Believe In?

Wade Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Howard Dean, Michael Bennet, Public Option, Healthcare Reform, Barack Obama, Bennet Letter, Rahm Emmanuel, Denver News
Wade Norris

The Bennet public option letter can only be characterized as the worst form of manipulation of Democratic voters by the White House.

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SNL Takes On Rahm Emanuel's Apology For 'Retarded' Comment (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Played by Andy Samberg, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel offered up an "Even-Tempered Apology" last night on SNL for his use of the word "retarded." While ...

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Rahm Emanuel: Obama's Chief Of Staff

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the latest news on the Obama cabinet, visit the Huffpo's Obama Cabinet Big News Page Visit the Rahm Emanuel Big News Page Read the Jeff Gat...

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Matt Osborne | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Osborne

Contrary to what some progressives may tell themselves, they were goaded into action by Obama -- not the other way around.

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What's It Going to Take, Barack? A Screed

Mark Olmsted | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rahm Emmanuel, Rachel Maddow, Mr. Cool, Public Option, Majority Rule, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Right-Wing Extremism, Bush, Politics News
Mark Olmsted

I admire Barack Obama very much. He's smart as hell and his attempt to change the tone of politics has been admirable. But it has failed.

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Jane Hamsher's Call to Action Against the War/IMF Supplemental

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Maxine Waters, Firedoglake, Jan Schakowsky, International Monetary Fund, Rahm Emmanuel, War, IMF Bailout, Keith Ellison, Imf, Afghanistan, Timothy Geithner, Congress, Jim McGovern, Jane Hamsher, War Supplemental, World News
Robert Naiman

The White House and the House leadership want progressive Democrats in the House to abandon their constituents, their commitments, and their principles and vote for the War/IMF supplemental. But when progressive Democrats tried to have input into the process earlier, they were locked out by the leadership, on orders from the White House and Treasury.

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After Mass Shootings And A Supreme Court Ruling, What is Gallup Thinking?

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Helmke

Today's Gallup news release, "Support for Gun-Control Laws at All-Time Lows," is one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time.

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Rahm Leads Weekly 'Inner Circle' Meetings To Craft Obama's Strategy

US News | Posted 05.25.2011

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It happens every Saturday. That's when White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel convenes a special meeting for members of President Obama's inner circl...

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