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Opinion | The Way They Were
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September 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Neil Young debuted “Big Crime,” his new tune in Chicago on the lakefront, Wednesday, August 27, 2025:

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Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts - Big Crime (chicago sound check) - (Official Video)
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August 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Happy Juneteenth!

The Illinois town of Plano made history in its celebration of Juneteenth, but now the party's getting moved to Yorkville
June 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
'We're all people': Chicago 'No Kings' demonstration sees giant crowd march peacefully around Loop

“Chicago serves it neat — no ICE.”
June 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest draws large, peaceful crowd in Geneva: 'People are mad'
June 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
May 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Trump hopes to deport and jail U.S. citizens abroad

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'Homegrowns are next': Trump hopes to deport and jail U.S. citizens abroad
Trump hopes to deport and imprison U.S. citizens abroad. Critics say the concept is unconstitutional and dangerous.
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April 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In 2017, historian Timothy Snyder wrote the concise book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, which went on to become a New York Times bestsel…
April 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
April 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“Trump 1.0 fulminated about government waste, the evils of the “deep state,” and the need to take legally questionable actions against illegal immigration; Trump 2.0 has shown a striking willingness to act on his most disruptive ideas.” — Susan Glasser

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Donald Trump’s Ego Melts the Global Economy
On a chilly Wednesday afternoon, the President announced he would single-handedly blow up a century’s worth of globalization.
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April 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Photos: See demonstrators around the country rally in 'Hands Off!' protests : The Picture Show

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Photos: See demonstrators around the country rally in 'Hands Off!' protests
NPR member station photographers documented what they saw at the demonstrations against the Trump administration, from cuts and layoffs to federal departments, to mass deportations.
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April 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In this proud land we grew up strong
We were wanted all along
I was taught to fight, taught to win
I never thought I could fail
No fight left or so it seems
Don't give up
'Cause you have friends
Don't give up
You're not beaten yet
Don't give up
I know you can make it good
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Willie Nelson - Don't Give Up (Official Video)
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March 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I don’t know who first came up with this metaphor, but it seems to me that America is now trapped in a burning Tesla…
Well, large parts of the U.S. economy and government appear to be on the verge of self-immolation.

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America is Trapped in a Burning Tesla
Surprise! The madman stuff wasn’t an act
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March 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Reposted
Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!
March 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM