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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Cohen: What about the moderates?

Cohen: What about the moderates?

April 21, 2015

In 2012, I worked in the New York headquarters of Organizing for America, the Democratic community-organizing group tasked with re-electing president Barack Obama. Just a year later, I called my hippie-liberal...

Kirkland: The progressive lessons of history

Kirkland: The progressive lessons of history

April 20, 2015

I sometimes annoy my friends with my obsession with history. I’m always trying to steer our conversations toward it, whether we’re talking about politics, pop culture or the endless potholes on Chicago...

Anti-conversion therapy activism in Illinois gains momentum alongside national movement

April 16, 2015

Illinois activists and politicians are ramping up efforts to gain votes for a state ban on so-called conversion therapy for LGBT youth in the hopes of passing the bill out of the state’s House of Representatives...

Local transit companies, including the Chicago Transit Authority, are hoping to benefit from more federal support. Representatives from the Regional Transportation Authority and state politicians from both parties rallied together at Chicago Union Station on Thursday for increased funding for long-term transportation projects.

Transit representatives, state politicians request federal transportation funding

April 12, 2015

Transportation officials and state politicians called for increased federal funding to cover renovations for the region’s transit system in a press conference Thursday at Chicago Union Station. Representatives...

Journalist James Rosen speaks about press freedoms under Obama administration

April 12, 2015

Fox News Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen spoke Friday about national security reporting and press freedoms under President Barack Obama's administration. Rosen (Medill ’96) started his...

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