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Author Archives: Leonard C. Goodman
A deadly drone program lifted by lies
Leonard C. Goodman is a Chicago criminal defense attorney and co-owner of the for-profit arm of the Reader. On August 29, in the final days of our 20-year occupation of Afghanistan, the United States launched a drone strike, firing a 20-pound Hellfire missile at an aid worker named Zemari Ahmadi as he parked his car […]
The Obama Center and the fight to preserve Jackson Park
Advocates say an alternate site in Washington Park is less disruptive and more beneficial to the community and the environment.
What happened to the Squad?
The collapse of the progressive cohort shows change won’t come from within the Democratic Party.
Meet the new boss, Joe Biden
And meet his bosses—corporations and the investor class.
Who’s really controlling Trump’s impeachment
Don’t be fooled that their motives are moral.
Democrats and ruling by fear
When politicians sell out to win, we all lose.
The real reason Democrats didn’t stop the Barrett confirmation
She’s exactly the kind of judge corporate donors support.
Politics is wrestling
The fights are fake but the folks pulling the strings behind the scenes are real.
The false hope of Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest
If history is any guide, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime partner is unlikely to pay the price for their crimes.
Let the people decide
The major parties benefit too much from our rigged system to want reform.
Once again, Congress will let Wall Street pillage Main Street
Coronavirus bailouts are helping big donors while leaving small businesses and families behind.
Profits over people
America’s dangerously inefficient response to COVID-19 is what happens when plutocrats—not politicians—direct public policy.
The Iowa fiasco and the Democrats’ shadowy plot to stop Bernie
The party is using different tools to achieve the same goal as 2016—sidelining Sanders.
2019’s biggest free press stories
Assange and Manning are being persecuted for speaking truth to power.