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In Wake of Buffalo Victory, More Starbucks Workers Are Forging Unions
Starbucks employees in Colorado and Illinois locations have filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board.
Abolitionists Are Fighting Against the Surveillance State in Their Neighborhoods
The ShotSpotter system manufactures urgency for aggressive police deployments.
Rahm Emanuel Helped Cover Up Murder 7 Years Ago. Now He Wants to Be Ambassador.
Emanuel may be able to disassociate from the communities he helped gut, but Chicagoans still suffer from his politics.
Museum Workers Are Joining the Growing Labor Movement
Workers at Chicago’s Art Institute are unionizing for better pay, more transparency and a voice in management matters.
Policing and Militarism Go Hand in Hand. We Must Abolish Both.
Police and the military operate under the same principle -- they move in, occupy and oppress communities.
Warmonger Rahm Emanuel Is an Abysmal Choice for US Ambassador
Rahm Emanuel devastated Chicago and has a long record of pushing for wars. Biden is about to make him an ambassador.
Murder of Adam Toledo Is Latest in Long History of Anti-Latinx Police Killings
Released body camera video shows Toledo had his hands in the air when an officer shot him.
Chicago Police Officer Shot 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo With His Hands in the Air
City officials spent weeks disparaging Adam Toledo before releasing the body camera footage.
Fred Hampton: The Fight for Truth
Flint Taylor, Jeffrey Haas and Chip Gibbons discuss the latest revelations about the FBI’s role in Hampton’s death.
Chicago Teachers Pledge Collective Action as January Reopening Approaches
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to reopen schools one day after her stay-at-home order expires.