Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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We are joined by strategist, organizer, wonk, and former Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia to talk about her policy-focused Chicago mayor race, the power of public banks, and what she meant when she said she wanted to help turn Chicago into a "Cooperative City."

Follow Amara on twitter here: twitter.com/AmaraEnyia

Read a recent interview with Amara on transforming Chicago policing here: injusticewatch.org/commentary/2020/amara-enyia-beware-dialogue-as-spectacle-in-fight-to-transform-chicago-police

Watch Chance the Rapper's interview with Amara here: youtube.com/watch?v=iLwDS_SxtsE

Learn more about the Democracy Policy Network at www.DemocracyPolicy.network.

Our theme song is from "Come Spring" by Noble Dust: nobledustmusic.com