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Kevin Ryan for U.S. Senate — Testing a Reform Agenda
Filmed aboard his campaign bus, we examine money in politics, grassroots mobilization, and the realities of governing.
Feb 17
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Christopher Sweat
38:58
The Electoral Strategy Behind Anabel Mendoza’s Congressional Campaign
In our latest GrayStak interview, congressional candidate Anabel Mendoza outlines the electoral strategy driving her campaign in Illinois’ 7th District.
Feb 8
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Christopher Sweat
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27:36
January 2026
What Representation Looks Like in Illinois Right Now - A Conversation with Nick Uniejewski
State politics are often treated as background noise — procedural, incremental, easy to ignore unless something breaks.
Jan 30
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Christopher Sweat
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30:20
Ald. Jessie Fuentes and the Mechanics of Municipal Power
On governance, legitimacy, and what it means to exercise authority inside the institutions that shape everyday life.
Jan 21
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Christopher Sweat
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46:24
December 2025
Domestic Civil Unrest as a Systems Interaction
Uncertainty, Mobilization, and Escalation in the United States
Dec 29, 2025
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Christopher Sweat
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Interview: Christopher Sweat sits down with Dylan Blaha & Demi Palecek
Dylan and Demi are political candidates who have been outspoken in public interviews and appearances about their understanding of executive power…
Dec 28, 2025
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Christopher Sweat
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43:48
Political Risk at the Wrong Scale
Political risk analysis increasingly fails not because it lacks data, but because it operates at the wrong scale.
Dec 28, 2025
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Christopher Sweat
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When Political Visibility Becomes a Risk Factor for Public Capital
Why recent changes to Israeli bond holdings by U.S. pension funds reflect institutional process rather than political alignment.
Dec 19, 2025
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Christopher Sweat
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Interview: Christopher Sweat sits down with Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez of Chicago's 25th Ward
Interview conducted at Chicago City Hall | Reporting from Little Village
Dec 18, 2025
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Christopher Sweat
1:05:11
Interview: Christopher Sweat sits down with Heena Musjabi and Ahmed Rehab of CAIR Chicago
I sat down with Heena Musabji, Legal Director of CAIR-Chicago, and Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago, for a wide-ranging conversation on…
Dec 11, 2025
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Christopher Sweat
53:19
The Nationalism in National Security
On the stories nations tell, the policies they produce, and the consequences for power, ethics, and civil liberties.
Dec 7, 2025
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Christopher Sweat
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Interview: Christopher Sweat sits down with Andy Thayer, a famed Chicago Activist.
Andy Thayer is one of Chicago’s most enduring and influential direct-action organizers, with decades of work across LGBTQ liberation, anti-war…
Dec 4, 2025
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Christopher Sweat
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1:10:59
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