Thread by @lweber

From a new call for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to resign to “boomer socialism” and the ire of the millennials, here are today’s op-eds and columns from @chitribopinions in @chicagotribune / thread to follow …

... Columnist @ericzorn says Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan now must step down, as the federal investigation swirling around him has made him a liability.
chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-z…

... Columnist @cptime says @realdonaldtrump is just borrowing plots from his 2016 TV, er campaign, season and hoping they’ll fly in 2020 -- but it won't work.
chicagotribune.com/columns/claren…

... Chicago-area financial journalist Elizabeth Bauer explains how the GROW Act could bring much-needed pension reform.
chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…

... Why are millennials embracing the idea of socialism? Maybe because they’ve watched the boomers benefit from so much free stuff from the government – and they see the well running dry. Bloomberg columnist @andreaskluth breaks it down.
chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…

And ICYMI, this note from Colin McMahon, the Tribune’s editor-in-chief, explains some changes we’re making to our presentation of opinion content.
chicagotribune.com/about/ct-edito…

... As always, all of our op-eds, columns, editorials and reader letters can be found here.
chicagotribune.com/opinion/

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