Author Archive: Leonard C. Goodman

Leonard C. Goodman is a Chicago criminal defense attorney and co-owner of the newly independent Reader.

Why Corporate Power Over American Politics Was Laid Bare After the Capitol Hill Insurrection

Released for Syndication: 01/28/2021

Don’t be fooled that corporations’ motives are moral.

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Will the Dems Sell Us Out in the Midst of a Pandemic?

Released for Syndication: 12/21/2020

When politicians sell out to win, we all lose.

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The Scary Truth Is Many Senate Dems Share the Same Corporate Agenda as Amy Coney Barrett

Released for Syndication: 10/28/2020

She’s exactly the kind of judge corporate donors support.

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The Two Major Political Parties Are More Interested in Donor Cash Than What Voters Want

Released for Syndication: 09/17/2020

The fight behind closed doors is over which party can be a better servant to the donor class.

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Why Democratic and Republican Parties Don’t Dare Let the People Decide

Released for Syndication: 06/17/2020

The major parties benefit too much from our rigged system to want reform.

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Once Again, Congress Will Let Wall Street Pillage Main Street

Released for Syndication: 05/06/2020

Coronavirus bailouts are helping big donors while leaving small businesses and families behind.

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Living Through a Pandemic with Plutocrat-Controlled Health Care System

Released for Syndication: 04/01/2020

America’s dangerously inefficient response to COVID-19 is what happens when plutocrats—not politicians—direct public policy.

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The Iowa Fiasco and the Democrats’ Shadowy Plot to Stop Bernie

Released for Syndication: 02/12/2020

The party is using different tools to achieve the same goal as 2016—sidelining Sanders.

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The Most Important Free Press Stories of 2019

Released for Syndication: 12/23/2019

Assange and Manning are being persecuted for speaking truth to power.

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