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Len is a Chicago criminal defense lawyer with a reputation for taking on and winning difficult cases. He's an adjunct professor of law at DePaul University College of Law, where he teaches Federal Criminal Law. He also founded the Leonard C. Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting, which provides editorial and financial support to independent journalists pursuing in-depth investigative projects.

A Deadly Drone Program Lifted by Lies

A wrongly targeted Afghan aid worker and his family are among the latest casualties. On August 29, in the final days of our 20-year...

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What happened to the Squad?

The collapse of the progressive cohort shows change won’t come from within the Democratic Party. I signed up for the COVID-19 vaccine on...

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Who’s really controlling Trump’s impeachment

The second impeachment of President Trump, this time for inciting a riot, got a big boost last week when dozens of large corporations...

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Democrats and ruling by fear

I have written many columns at the Reader and other alternative publications warning that corporate control of the federal...

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The Real Reason Democrats Didn’t Stop the Barrett Confirmation

She’s exactly the kind of judge corporate donors support....

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The false hope of Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest

If history is any guide, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime partner is unlikely to pay the price for their crimes. With the July 2 arrest and...

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Let the people decide

The inept response of our leaders in Washington, D.C., to nationwide protests following the police murder of George Floyd can best be...

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Deconstructing the perpetual war machine

How Democrats and Republicans keep us constantly engaged in conflict I know it’s bad form to say anything positive about President...

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Profile: A quiet fighter

Although Leonard C. Goodman has been a criminal defense attorney for 19 years, representing such famous – and some might say infamous...

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Blagojevich Appeals to Supreme Court

Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has again asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider tossing his convictions on corruption...

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