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Leonard C. Goodman

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

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leaves her news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Will the Dems sell us out in the midst of a pandemic?

Leonard C. Goodman
Wrestling fighters Jack Swagger (L) and Rey Misterio (R) fight during the WWE Smackdown Wrestling (Alfredo Lopez/Jam Media/LatinContent via Getty Images)

Why America’s political fights are as fake as pro wrestling

Leonard C. Goodman
People wait in line to vote in Georgia's Primary Election on June 9, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia, West Virginia, South Carolina, North Dakota, and Nevada are holding primaries amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

Election Day: Why neither the Democrats nor Republicans dare let the people decide

Leonard C. Goodman