Chicago

Johnson’s opponent, Paul Vallas, ran on a platform of further empowering the already extremely violent Chicago Police.

Paul Vallas turned schools into test prep factories, punishing and publicly shaming “failing” schools and teachers.

The Chicago mayoral election pits a neoliberal school privatizer against a public school teacher and union organizer.

Chicago and Denver municipal races offer a foretaste of electoral challenges for the left in 2023.

The workers organized their largely Spanish speaking shop with little help from union leadership, now they face firings.

Brandon Johnson’s grassroots campaign centers on expanding resources for Chicago's public schools and taxing the rich.

Advocates say people with disabilities are suffering the worst consequences of the U.S.’s affordable housing crisis.

Democratic mayors in cities like New York and Philadelphia are pushing for cuts, but organizers are pushing back.

The victory against General Iron and Mayor Lori Lightfoot points the way to clean, green and fully funded schools.

Teachers’ unions across the country are fighting for better mental health resources after pandemic lockdowns.