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Ben Joravsky discusses the parallels between Lindsey Graham and Chicago aldermen with guest Denali Dasgupta.

The late Senator Lindsey Graham would have fit right in as a Chicago alderman. Ben riffs. Denali adds her thoughts on parking meters, privatization scams, TIFs, handouts to the rich, and the DSA. Denali is an independent researcher and political activist. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Ben Joravsky

Guest: Denali Dasgupta

Topics covered

• Chicago politics
• aldermen
• privatization
• TIFs
• political activism

Keywords

• Chicago alderman
• Lindsey Graham
• privatization scams
• parking meters
• TIFs
• DSA
• political activism

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Organizations: DSA

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