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New Chicago Housing Plan Downplaying Affordability?
New housing plan could be out of reach for Chicago residents.
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Remember When the Patriot Act Debate Was All About Library Records?
The government's interpretation of the Patriot Act still remains a secret.
Global Power Project, Part 2: Identifying the Institutions of Control
What are some of the key, dominant institutions that have facilitated the development of the oligarchic class?
The Chimerica Dream: Two Nations, Two Dreams, One Pacific
After years of accusing the Chinese of spying on the US, new revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden have given them the defense they need.
Who Started the Fires in Sweden?
If it takes a riot to force public consciousness, it will take a movement to bring justice to the streets.
How Conservative Interest Groups Are Reducing Unions’ Financial Resources
Right-wing groups have used their deep pockets to pull off a legally sanctioned pickpocket of unions.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s War on Teachers and Children
School closures around the country have been justified by rationales of budget necessity and improvements in education outcomes, but in Chicago as elsewhere communities see no cost savings and …
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What We Owe Michael Hastings
At the time I met him, he was probably by far the most well-known journalist I'd encountered personally. And yet he was so much more approachable and humble than …
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Are Non-Violent Protestors Now Labeled “Terrorists?“
Corporations are trying to use the PATRIOT Act in ways that have nothing to do with Osama Bin Laden because the PATRIOT Act gives transnational corporations the power to …
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A Cure for War – With Limitations
Earlier this week I wrote an editorial proposing a 28th constitutional amendment to abolish war. The NSA scandal, I argue, is tied to the more pervasive problem of violent …