Chicago Voters Give Lori Lightfoot the Boot

In 2019, the first Black woman and out lesbian to serve as mayor of Chicago could sell herself as a progressive. Yesterday, she couldn't. What changed?

Today I jump in on an election that, as I argue, tells us something about how the meaning of progressivism is changing. This is a free post available to all, so please:

CTU and SEIU members marched through Chicago’s Loop to protest Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s unwillingness to reform the school system on October 17, 2019. Photo credit: Brad Crimmins/Wikimedia …