urban politics

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• 5/14/2023
  

  Brandon Johnson Built a Coalition to Win in Chicago. Can He Keep it to Govern?

  by Gordon K. Mantler

  When Brandon Johnson takes office on Monday as Chicago's mayor, he will experience the same challenge that his political predecessor Harold Washington did in 1983: turning a winning electoral coalition into a durable governing coalition. It won't be easy, but progressive change in the city depends on it. 

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• SOURCE: The Baffler
  3/30/2023
  

  Chicago's Mayoral Race isn't Red v. Blue, but Conflicting Visions of What a City Should Be

  by Martha Bayne

  Schools are the center of the Chicago mayoral election, specifically the question of whether the city will invest in them as community institutions or continue down a path of privatization started by candidate Paul Vallas in the 1990s when he ran the public schools. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  6/13/2020
  

  The End of Black Politics

  by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

  The 1960s generation of Black protest demanded a stronger presence in local government. The current protest movement recognizes that presence isn't enough; leaders must advance an agenda that serves their least advantaged constituents.