Felsenthal Files - August 2011

08/26/11

WBEZ's 'The First 100': What I Would Have Asked, Had Rahm Taken Questions

On Eight Forty-Eight this morning, WBEZ aired its interview with Rahm Emanuel, in commemoration of the mayor’s first 100 days in office. The discussion, hosted by Alison Cuddy, was taped Wednesday night at an event cohosted by the radio station and the Chicago History Museum...

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08/22/11

Jan Schakowsky: 'I Grew Up in a Different America'

On Friday, I posted part one of my interview with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, in which she promoted her new jobs bill and slammed the Republicans. Here's part two, in which she discusses why she broke down during a recent meeting with constituents, how middle-class America is disappearing, and more...

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08/19/11

Jan Schakowsky Blasts Republicans, Promotes Her Jobs Bill

Jan Schakowsky, is an old-fashioned liberal, definitely left of center and proud of it. In a rally last week at the Goudy Elementary, a CPS school, she previewed her “Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act,” a bill unabashedly modeled on FDR’s WPA (Work Progress Administration). In a telephone conversation Thursday from her vacation home in Michigan City, Indiana, Schakowsky told me...

Posted at 02:09 PM in Felsenthal Files | Permalink | Comments (4)

08/17/11

Tim Johnson on the Redistricting Map, the Debt Ceiling, Ron Paul, and More

The issue of redistricting congressional maps is back in the news, with the League of Women Voters of Illinois filing a lawsuit on Tuesday claiming that the new maps are unconstitutional. In July, 11 of 12 members of Illinois’s GOP delegation filed a federal suit challenging the new map. Congressman Tim Johnson, of the 15th District, was the sole Republican lawmaker not to join in the lawsuit. “I’m too busy serving my constituents...

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08/10/11

Post Office Closings in Chicago—Will Low-Income Neighborhoods Bear the Brunt?

With the United States Postal Service losing $8.5 billion last year, some 3,653 post offices nationwide (out of 31,871) are being reviewed for possible closing. Illinois carries the dubious distinction of having the most potential closures—176. Chicago gets whacked with the possible closing of 12 stations, and all of them sit in the congressional districts of either Danny Davis or Bobby Rush...

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08/04/11

Edward Klein's Latest Subject—the Obamas and Valerie Jarrett in the White House

Ed Klein, the former editor of The New York Times Magazine (1977-87) and foreign editor of Newsweek, was in Chicago this week to conduct interviews for his latest biography—this one focusing on Barack and Michelle Obama and their friend and adviser Valerie Jarrett and their interactions in the White House...

Posted at 11:47 AM in Felsenthal Files | Permalink | Comments (2)

08/02/11

The Morning After: Randy Hultgren Discusses His 'No' Vote on Debt Ceiling

While Rep. Randy Hultgren thinks Speaker John Boehner and his lieutenants did a masterful job in this messy debt-ceiling debate, in the end, the freshman Republican congressman didn’t vote Boehner’s way—he was one of five members of the Illinois delegation who voted “no” on the legislation...

Posted at 05:03 PM in Felsenthal Files | Permalink | Comments (0)

	08/26/11 WBEZ's 'The First 100': What I Would Have Asked, Had Rahm Taken Questions On Eight Forty-Eight this morning, WBEZ aired its interview with Rahm Emanuel, in commemoration of the mayor’s first 100 days in office. The discussion, hosted by Alison Cuddy, was taped Wednesday night at an event cohosted by the radio station and the Chicago History Museum... Posted at 10:30 AM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	08/22/11 Jan Schakowsky: 'I Grew Up in a Different America' On Friday, I posted part one of my interview with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, in which she promoted her new jobs bill and slammed the Republicans. Here's part two, in which she discusses why she broke down during a recent meeting with constituents, how middle-class America is disappearing, and more... Posted at 01:29 PM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (4)
	08/19/11 Jan Schakowsky Blasts Republicans, Promotes Her Jobs Bill Jan Schakowsky, is an old-fashioned liberal, definitely left of center and proud of it. In a rally last week at the Goudy Elementary, a CPS school, she previewed her “Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act,” a bill unabashedly modeled on FDR’s WPA (Work Progress Administration). In a telephone conversation Thursday from her vacation home in Michigan City, Indiana, Schakowsky told me... Posted at 02:09 PM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (4)
	08/17/11 Tim Johnson on the Redistricting Map, the Debt Ceiling, Ron Paul, and More The issue of redistricting congressional maps is back in the news, with the League of Women Voters of Illinois filing a lawsuit on Tuesday claiming that the new maps are unconstitutional. In July, 11 of 12 members of Illinois’s GOP delegation filed a federal suit challenging the new map. Congressman Tim Johnson, of the 15th District, was the sole Republican lawmaker not to join in the lawsuit. “I’m too busy serving my constituents... Posted at 12:42 PM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (7)
	08/10/11 Post Office Closings in Chicago—Will Low-Income Neighborhoods Bear the Brunt? With the United States Postal Service losing $8.5 billion last year, some 3,653 post offices nationwide (out of 31,871) are being reviewed for possible closing. Illinois carries the dubious distinction of having the most potential closures—176. Chicago gets whacked with the possible closing of 12 stations, and all of them sit in the congressional districts of either Danny Davis or Bobby Rush... Posted at 12:42 PM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (3)
	08/04/11 Edward Klein's Latest Subject—the Obamas and Valerie Jarrett in the White House Ed Klein, the former editor of The New York Times Magazine (1977-87) and foreign editor of Newsweek, was in Chicago this week to conduct interviews for his latest biography—this one focusing on Barack and Michelle Obama and their friend and adviser Valerie Jarrett and their interactions in the White House... Posted at 11:47 AM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
	08/02/11 The Morning After: Randy Hultgren Discusses His 'No' Vote on Debt Ceiling While Rep. Randy Hultgren thinks Speaker John Boehner and his lieutenants did a masterful job in this messy debt-ceiling debate, in the end, the freshman Republican congressman didn’t vote Boehner’s way—he was one of five members of the Illinois delegation who voted “no” on the legislation... Posted at 05:03 PM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (0)