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Inside Chicago Government: Audio Reports and Interviews

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In this audio excerpt from the 5/4/17 edition of Chicago Newsroom, Chicago education reporters Lauren FitzPatrick, Sarah Karp, and Becky Vevea talk with host Ken Davis about the workings and possible impact of Chicago Public Schools' new application process for high schools citywide. Length 5.7 minutes.

5/8/17: "Impact of CPS's new high school application"

In this audio excerpt, DePaul University College of Law professor Sumi Cho criticizes predominant exit-poll surveys, saying that they aren't designed to represent certain demographics. Cho spoke in the Nov. 11, 2016 Webinar, "Social Justice SOS: What Happened, What's Coming and Why We Must Join Together Against Hate." Length 4.3 minutes.

11/28/16: "Discrimination expert: exit polls laced with bias, over-represent GOP"

In this audio interview, Dave Glowacz explains to a fellow voter how to choose Cook County judges by using bar association recommendations found at voteforjudges.org. Included: how to see your ballot in advance; how bar associations arrive at their recommendations; why it doesn't matter whether you vote for particular judges; and what do if you don't trust lawyers. Length 16.1 minutes.

10/29/16: "Using lawyers' ratings to vote for judges"

In this audio excerpt from the 5/11/15 episode of Black Agenda Radio, Georgia Green Party's Bruce Dixon argues that "Democrats in denial" who put time and money into Sanders' campaign will actually benefit the final, corporate-approved Democratic candidate. Length 5.5 minutes.

5/24/15: "Why progressives shouldn't support Bernie Sanders"

In this interview from the 5/8/15 edition of CounterSpin, Economic Policy Institute researcher Richard Rothstein describes an origin of U.S. urban segregation: deliberate public policy for most of the 20th century to separate blacks from whites. Length 11.9 minutes.

5/11/15: "Researcher: government policy caused urban segregation"

Interview with the Chicago Justice Project's Tracy Siska about "Convicted in Cook," an analysis of Cook County conviction data. Siska describes how his group overcame stonewalling, hostility, and messy data from the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown. Length 11.4 minutes.

1/23/15: "Justice group reckons checkered records"

This excerpt from the 2/21/14 edition of Counterspin features Lori Wallach of Public Citizen. Wallach provides a sort of citizen's guide to the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, and urges listeners to join in a "public Dracula strategy." Length 8.5 minutes.

3/4/14: "A primer on the Trans-Pacific Partnership"

In a December 7 2013 interview on WNUR-FM's "This Is Hell" radio program, a former Goldman Sachs investment banker said Detroit's financial crisis has been partially manufactured by financial institutions, and by their governmental and legal cohorts. Length 20 minutes.

12/11/13: "Detroit financial mess manufactured, says expert"

Haymarket Books has released Mayor 1%, a book by Kari Lydersen. This is the audio of a panel discussion that took place at the book launch party on November 19, 2013. Length 1 hour, 34 minutes.

12/2/13: "Panel discussion at Mayor 1% book launch"

The city of Chicago recently announced its Plan Forward for public housing. In this audio report, Leah Levinger of the Chicago Housing Initiative describes Chicago's "manufactured" housing scarcity, how city housing policy results in a net loss of public housing, and the Chicago Housing Authority's "longest-running privatization program." Length 17.9 minutes.

7/15/13: "Chicago aggressively privatizes public housing"

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has held public meetings to get input about its proposal to close up to 129 schools. In this audio report, participants of one such meeting (held on February 16, 2013) criticize CPS's closure scheme. Length 7.3 minutes.

2/26/12: "School utilization scheme flunking, say critics"

In this audio excerpt, Chicago Tribune reporter Eric Zorn and Chicago Newsroom host Ken Davis give a cogent summary of how charter schools should and do work in Chicago. Taken from the 10/25/12 broadcast of Chicago Newsroom. Length 3 minutes.

10/25/12: "Eric Zorn and Ken Davis summarize charter schools"

In this audio recording, a panel of public-school advocates discuss the possibility for an elected school board in Chicago. The panelists: Delia Bonilla, local school council parent member, Ames Middle School; Will Guzzardi, Logan Square community advocate; Ben Joravsky, columnist for the Chicago Reader; Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union; and Pauline Lipman, professor of policy studies, University of Illinois (Chicago).

10/23/12: "Elected school board town hall"

In this audio recording, a trio of panelists review Mayor Emanuel's first year in office as part of Columbia College's Intersection series. The panelists: Larry Bennett, PhD, professor of political science, DePaul University; Ben Joravsky, columnist for the Chicago Reader; and Dominic Pacyga, PhD, professor of history, Columbia College.

10/22/12: "Mayor Emanuel's first year report card"

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