😎 Best of Ben Joravsky 2023

Column highlights and The Ben Joravsky Show. [READER]( The Daily Reader December 26, 2023 Best of Ben Joravsky 2023 Highlights from Ben’s columns this year: [Chicago rats]( (October 25, 2023) The most notorious rats in Chicago’s history have generally been the two-legged variety. ['Wise' guys?]( (December 21, 2023) What goes around is about to come around for one former alderperson. Ben says, “Somewhere Mayor Washington is smiling.” [Chaos theory]( (February 7, 2023) How far will Chicago dare to go in its experiment with democracy? Highlights from [The Ben Joravsky Show]( podcast: Political strategist Delmarie Cobb makes a case for the Bears to play on the south side ([July 18, 2023]( Reader senior writer Leor Galil talks to Ben about Gaza ([October 12, 2023]( Alderperson Jeanette Taylor tells it like it is about City Council, migrants, TIFs, and more ([November 28, 2023]( 🎙Listen to [The Ben Joravsky Show]( 🎙 [Best of the Ben J. Show]( Political strategist [Brendan Shiller]( talks through Burke's conviction and Trump's spot on the ballot. Black Panther attorney [Flint Taylor]( on the Fred Hampton murder, Jon Burge police torture trials, and more. In These Times's [Miles Kampf-Lassin]( takes on the radical right, the threat of facism, and Zach LaVine. [Review: Wonka]( Despite its memeification, Wonka is surprisingly cute. by [Joey Shapiro]( | [Read here]( → [Review: Eileen]( Eileen is a triumphant adaptation with a shocking twist. by [Maxwell Rabb]( | [Read here]( → [Midwest media workers battle for the future of their union]( NABET-CWA Local 41, which represents workers at outlets like CAN-TV and Univision, has been thrown into disarray amid financial mismanagement and botched elections. by [Jason Flynn]( | [Read here]( → [‘Not the way a transparent, democratic process should work’]( Chicago community organizers and police reform advocates question the lack of transparency surrounding the city’s new contract with the FOP. by [Maia McDonald]( | [Read here]( → The next issue of our arts & culture newsletter comes out this Thursday. Don't miss out on Theater and Dance Editor Kerry Reid's musings on feeling culturally imbalanced, and find out just how many shows she saw this year. Sign up below! [WHAT'S NOW, WHAT'S NEXT]( [Issue of Dec. 14 – 27 , 2023 Vol. 53, No. 5]( [VIEW/DOWNLOAD ISSUE [PDF]]( [View this e-mail as a web page]( [@chicago_reader]( [/chicagoreader]( [@chicago_reader]( [Chicago Reader on LinkedIn]( [/chicagoreader]( [chicagoreader.com]( [Forward this e-mail to a friend](. Want to change how you receive these e-mails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. Copyright © 2023 Chicago Reader, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Chicago Reader, 2930 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60616