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Laura Washington

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Laura Washington: 2025 promises more political action. Buckle up.

The 2024 holidays were incessantly interrupted by slash-and-burn politics and were a dry run for...

09.01.2025 7

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Laura Washington: Donald Trump must embrace expanded access to obesity-fighting drugs

The costs of obesity could outweigh the hefty price tag of allowing Americans on Medicare...

11.12.2024 3

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Laura Washington: A pox on Christmas creep and huzzah for Thanksgiving

Many readers lamented, as one put it, “the demise of Thanksgiving" and paid homage to...

04.12.2024 3

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Laura Washington: Don’t let Christmas bleed into Thanksgiving

This time should be a moment for family and friends to gather, reflect and pay...

27.11.2024 4

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Laura Washington: Rahm Emanuel leading the Democrats is a nonstarter

The most compelling indictment of Rahm Emanuel can be summed up in two words:  Laquan...

20.11.2024 4

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Laura Washington: Here’s a post-election to-do list for Democrats

Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden, but never separated herself from his poisonous positions on the...

13.11.2024 3

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Laura Washington: Washington Park is a palette of Black life in Chicago. I’ll see you there.

A new book of photography from the summer of 1987 presents powerful black-and-white images of...

06.11.2024 9

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Laura Washington: Newspapers are under assault and vanishing to our detriment

The dark and angry demonization of the media in politics is courtesy of Donald Trump...

30.10.2024 3

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Laura Washington: As Election Day approaches, Black folk must hear this crucial message

Allow me to convey the more pointed conversation Barack Obama could be having to reach...

16.10.2024 3

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Laura Washington: Could the fall of Michael Madigan be decisive for Illinois corruption?

Many political insiders thought Michael Madigan would reign forever. He seemed to possess the magic...

09.10.2024 10

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Laura Washington: Here’s what Kamala Harris must do to appeal to a fractured voter base

Donald Trump has locked up his GOP base. Kamala Harris must wrestle with a fractured...

02.10.2024 3

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Laura Washington: Is Jesse Jackson Jr. seeking a second act?

Jesse Jackson Jr. has the juice for a political comeback. He could upset the pecking...

18.09.2024 10

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Laura Washington: Kamala Harris must engage with voters on crime to maintain momentum

Donald Trump's campaign may be spewing lies about crime and violence, but Kamala Harris needs...

26.08.2024 4

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Laura Washington: As the Democrats roll into Chicago, the GOP is on the political back foot

Republicans are out of step with the cadence of an electorate looking for change. Yet,...

19.08.2024 9

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Laura Washington: The African Festival of the Arts, a path to my heritage, has sadly been canceled

Chicago's African Festival of the Arts is my favorite summer festival and is a well-trodden...

12.08.2024 3

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Laura Washington: Donald Trump tried to court the Black vote in Chicago. He doesn’t deserve it.

The Black journalists convention confirmed why Donald Trump’s bigotry is unacceptable, not just to Black...

05.08.2024 6

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Laura Washington: Black and young folks are stoked about Kamala Harris’ candidacy

Vice President Kamala Harris is dashing to take full advantage of the surge in enthusiasm...

29.07.2024 9

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Laura Washington: Democrats need to push Joe Biden out and roll the dice

The enthusiasm level for a Joe Biden reelection is in minus territory.

13.07.2024 4

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