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Paul Vallas warns Chicago school board and mayoral elections are being dominated by wealthy political insiders

Posted on October 31, 2026October 31, 2026 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Paul Vallas warns Chicago school board and mayoral elections are being dominated by wealthy political insiders
Paul Vallas warns Chicago school board and mayoral elections are being dominated by wealthy political insiders

Paul Vallas warns Chicago school board and mayoral elections are being dominated by wealthy political insiders Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas criticizes teachers union influence, Michael Sacks’ political spending, Gov. JB Pritzker, and mayoral candidate Alexi Giannoulias while endorsing Victor Henderson for school board president in an appearance on the “Ray Hanania on…

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Paul Vallas Blasts Chicago Teachers Union, Questions Billionaire Influence in Mayoral Race During “Two Guys on Politics” Podcast

Posted on October 17, 2026October 17, 2026 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Paul Vallas Blasts Chicago Teachers Union, Questions Billionaire Influence in Mayoral Race During “Two Guys on Politics” Podcast
Paul Vallas Blasts Chicago Teachers Union, Questions Billionaire Influence in Mayoral Race During “Two Guys on Politics” Podcast

Paul Vallas Blasts Chicago Teachers Union, Questions Billionaire Influence in Mayoral Race During “Two Guys on Politics” Podcast Former Chicago Public Schools CEO joins Ray Hanania and former Congressman Bill Lipinski on their Video Podcast “Two Guys on Politics” to discuss Chicago’s 2027 mayoral election, school finances, President Trump’s handling of Ukraine and the growing…

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Lipinski and Hanania analyze MidTerm elections, and Congressional battle between Patty Garcia and Chris Getty in Video Podcast

Posted on October 7, 2026October 7, 2026 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Lipinski and Hanania analyze MidTerm elections, and Congressional battle between Patty Garcia and Chris Getty in Video Podcast
Lipinski and Hanania analyze MidTerm elections, and Congressional battle between Patty Garcia and Chris Getty in Video Podcast

Lipinski and Hanania analyze MidTerm elections, and Congressional battle between Patty Garcia and Chris Getty in Video Podcast Two Guys on Politics S5 Episode 27 Video Podcast hosts Bill Lipinski and Ray Hanania discuss the challenges facing President Trump and the Republican Party going into the MidTerm elections on Nov. 3, 2026, and address the…

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Trump White House coverage ban on CNN, MS Now and Politico will backfire

Posted on September 24, 2026September 24, 2026 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Trump White House coverage ban on CNN, MS Now and Politico will backfire
Trump White House coverage ban on CNN, MS Now and Politico will backfire

Trump White House coverage ban on CNN, MS Now and Politico will backfire Ray Hanania on Politics podcast (YouTube and Podbean) discusses President Trump’s politically stupid ban on CNN, MS Now and Politico. Media bans only strengthen the media. I know firsthand By Ray Hanania 09-22-26 Ray Hanania on Politics. Political Opinion Political Columnist Political…

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Chicago Public School budget challenges analyzed in Political-Review podcast hosted by Hanania and Calabrese

Posted on August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Chicago Public School budget challenges analyzed in Political-Review podcast hosted by Hanania and Calabrese
Chicago Public School budget challenges analyzed in Political-Review podcast hosted by Hanania and Calabrese

Chicago Public School budget challenges analyzed in Political-Review podcast hosted by Hanania and Calabrese Political Analyst and consultant Frank Calabrese and political columnist and former Chicago City Hall reporter Ray Hanania analyze the financial challenges facing the Chicago Public Schools in the second episode of their video podcast, Political-Review. The podcast, taped on August 10,…

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Hanania interviews Burt Odelson the best election and municipal attorney in America

Posted on June 27, 2026June 28, 2026 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Hanania interviews Burt Odelson the best election and municipal attorney in America
Hanania interviews Burt Odelson the best election and municipal attorney in America

Hanania interviews Burt Odelson the best election and municipal attorney in America 06-27-26 Ray Hanania conducts a profile Interview of Attorney Burt Odelson interview Burton S. Odelson, a prominent Illinois attorney who has spent more than five decades specializing in municipal law, election law, school law, and local government representation. Video podcast below Burt Odelson…

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Podcaster Marc Sims interviews Arab News columnist/writer Ray Hanania

Posted on June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Podcaster Marc Sims interviews Arab News columnist/writer Ray Hanania
Podcaster Marc Sims interviews Arab News columnist/writer Ray Hanania

Podcaster Marc Sims interviews Arab News columnist/writer Ray Hanania Podcaster Marc Sims interviews Ray Hanania, columnist and writer with Arab News newspaper, the leading English language newspaper in the Gulf, and the Southwest Regional Press newspaper chain on Chicago’s Southwest and West side and suburbs. Hanania and Sims discusses politics and the issue of the…

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Video Podcast on James Comey, ICE Agents, Government shutdown, Gaza Peace Plan, Ukraine and long range missiles, and New York mayoral race

Posted on September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Video Podcast on James Comey, ICE Agents, Government shutdown, Gaza Peace Plan, Ukraine and long range missiles, and New York mayoral race
Video Podcast on James Comey, ICE Agents, Government shutdown, Gaza Peace Plan, Ukraine and long range missiles, and New York mayoral race

Video Podcast on James Comey, ICE Agents, Government shutdown, Gaza Peace Plan, Ukraine and long range missiles, and New York mayoral race Welcome to this week’s episode of Two Guys on Politics with co-hosts former Illinois Congressman Bill Lipinski and columnist at the Southwest News Newspaper Group, and myself, Ray Hanania, writer and columnist with…

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