On Monday, 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa officially registered his campaign for Congress after Rep. Luis Gutiérrez announced he won’t seek reelection. Rosa, who has been on the radar of local politics…
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Daniel Johanson (he/him) is a journalist and digital media specialist living in Chicago, Illinois. He serves as Editor-in-Chief at Scapi and in that capacity manages all things content, including writing and editing articles and producing digital content. His most recent work includes the docuseries Heart of a Nation: Tracking Socialism in the Midwest and co-hosting the podcast Scapi Radio. He spends his free time with cats.
On December 6th, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner elaborated on his “I am not in charge” comment with relation to the state of Illinois. “No, not really,” Rauner said at an…
On Black Friday this year activists in the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression plan to boycott Magnificent Mile shops in response to the continued lack of response by Chicago…
by Daniel Johanson In the ever-changing world of local media we take the blows in stride and the victories in glory. In the case of local outlet DNAInfo, those…
We sit down with Amanda Noelle Neal, Alex Salas, and Angela Torres to talk Forte Chicago’s upcoming The La La Lady Show, balancing artistic expression and social climates, Forte Origins…
Last week Governor Rauner signed House Bill 40, a bill he had been threatening to veto. The bill is a state assurance that if Roe v. Wade is overturned at…
On Fourth of July Weekend this year Rahm Ehmanuel announced that he would be allocating funding to build a police academy in Garfield Park. Since then, the #nocopacademy movement has…
by Daniel Johanson On Sunday Night in Las Vegas, a gunman opened fire on a country music concert murdering over 50 people, the largest mass shooting committed by a single…
As the Illinois gubernatorial election looms nearer, the left is having a hard time finding a mast to rally behind. This rings especially true as progressive frontrunner Daniel Biss kicked…
by Daniel Johanson The anonymous twitter account Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) just announced this morning that they have pushed 3,000 companies to blacklist Breitbart as an advertising client. This is…
by Daniel Johanson As it reaches its 15th year, the Andersonville Art Walk will expand to a week-long celebration from October 10th to the 15th. The event is put on…
by Daniel Johanson Hillary Clinton just released her tell-all memoir of the 2016 election What Happened this week, and I’m writing to say that I am so glad for her…