Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:

Stirring Up Solidarity
Chicago-based reporter Kari Lydersen profiles the work of the Restaurant Opportunity Center, a worker center trying to organize employees of the city's fine-dining establishments.

"Strangling Progressive Politics"
The Tribune's Eric Zorn reviews literature on the advantages and pitfalls of grassroots canvassing operations.

Three Big Myths
In a guest column for the Baseline Scenario, Congressional Oversight Panel chair Elizabeth Warren breaks down the three big myths surrounding the president's plan to create a Consumer Financial Product Agency.

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