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Hit Hard by Toxic Smoke and COVID-19, This Chicago Neighborhood Fought Back
Kelly Hayes talks with activist and organizer Juliana Pino about environmental racism in the time of COVID-19.
COVID-19 Took Chicago Black Lives First and Exposed Structural Racism
A report found that 70 of the first 100 people to die of COVID-19 in Chicago were Black.
Women Confront Ugly Harassment at Beauty Products Plant
After much organizing, the Illinois attorney general’s office has opened its own investigation into Voyant Beauty.
Chicago’s Lightfoot Administration to Defend Jon Burge’s Torture Henchmen
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s handpicked lawyers stand ready to defend the indefensible.
More Trainings Are Not the Answer to Police Violence Against Disabled People
Training police to deal with disability-related crises cannot replace the dire need for social services.
Fighting for Reforms Isn’t Enough. It’s Time We Reach for Prison Abolition.
Our communities cannot be safe within a system that fights harm with greater harm.
As Cities Subsidize Billions for Developers, Teachers Ask, “What About Us?”
Educators are rallying against economic development programs they say benefit corporations at the expense of schools.
McDonald’s Employees Are Suing to Win Protection From Violence at Work
The lawsuit comes amid campaigns to get the company to address sexual harassment and assault faced by its employees.
A Lifelong Organizer’s Story Comes to Life in “The Damned Don’t Cry”
Former prisoner and organizer Frank Chapman Jr.'s remarkable memoir offers hope far beyond his own story.
Trump Chicago Hotel Profits Plummet Despite Infusion of Campaign Money
Trump's company blames the drop on Chicago “violence” — but his lawyers admit his unpopularity is hurting business.