The first half hour is about environmental racism and the 10th Ward in Chicago with Alderwoman Garza and her policy guy., John Harrof The second half Mike and Fred talk politics - national mostly, with some Blago stuff tossed in - and it's fun.
Four of Chicago's important independent and alternative journalists join us for a conversation about the decline of legacy print journalism and more conversation about Chicago politics.
Chicago Reporters Jackie Serrato Flores and Curtis Black. The Rainbow Coalition then. Chicago politics now. A Chicago Casino. The new school board and more.
Curtis Black is a long-time opinion writer and reporter for the highly regarded Chicago Reporter. In his previous visit to Hitting Left we talked police torture, forced confessions and false convictions involving the CPD. Today we talk about Tuesday's Chicago municipal elections.
Mike and Fred Klonsky host episode #13 of Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers. 100 days of the Trump administration. interview with TRS retiring board member Bob Lyons. Illinois pensions. Guernica. Barbara Byrd Bennett. Lucy Parsons. May Day. Logan Bay. In studio guest, Curtis Black. Chicago police. Ray Guavara. John Burge .Police torture. Curriculum. Democratic politics.