CHICAGO — During his first campaign for public office in 2006, when he ousted a 32-year state senator in the Democratic primary, U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin called his scores of youthful volunteers “the democracy corps.” That loose amalgamation of youthful energy has morphed through the years into the Democracy Summer, a robust program But “Democracy Summer” could also describe part …
CHICAGO — I sat down Wednesday to indulge in my morning ritual of an espresso; this time at the Gallery Café just a couple of miles from the United Center in Chicago – the site of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. It’s all about President Joe Biden not being on the ticket and the hope that now “we can finally …