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When Martin Luther King Jr. Came Up Against Chicago Racism
Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. and his Southern Christian Leadership Conference took on a new challenge.
We Must Stop Consuming Blk (Black) Death
There is no such thing as “good policing” when the “bad police” aren't being held accountable to the people.
Handcuffed While Dying: Police Killing of Black Teenager Paul O’Neal Sparks Protests in Chicago
Chicago is once again rocked by protests over police brutality.
Freedom Square: Making Black Lives Matter
Freedom Square invites collaboration with families of police violence as well as intra-community violence, survivors of police torture and brutality and all community residents.
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Activists Say Regulators Going Too Easy on Chicago-Area BP Refinery
The EPA will consider public comments and then issue a final order regarding the fines and actions that BP must take.
Juan González to the Bernie or Bust Movement: Don’t Repeat Mistakes That Elected Nixon
Thousands gathered over the weekend in Chicago for “The People's Summit.”
“Our Dreams Don’t Fit on Your Ballots”: Naomi Klein on Next Steps for Pro-Bernie Sanders Movement
At the People's Summit in Chicago, Naomi Klein praises Bernie Sanders for reshaping the debate over neoliberalism.
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Toppling the Status Quo
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When a Killer Cop Retires: The Resignation of Dante Servin
Under Chicago's complicit government, instead of getting fired for killing Rekia Boyd, Dante Servin got away with murder.
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Black Organizers in Chicago Get in “Formation” for Black Lives and Public Education
Merging pop culture and grassroots resistance, activists shut down a busy Chicago street while the city hosted the NFL draft.