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Judge’s Ruling in Rekia Boyd Case Sparks Outrage, Protests
The surprise ruling in the trial of Dante Servin, a Chicago Police officer who shot and killed 22-year old Rekia Boyd on Chicago's West side in 2012, sparked a …
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Reparations in Chicago: The Homestretch
Activists have blasted a hole in the illusions of those who would ignore victims of state violence.
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Pedro Rios Jr. Civil Suit: Chicago Police Struck 14-Year-Old With Car Prior to Fatal Shooting
An update on Truthout's four-part investigative series on the Chicago Police Department and the Independent Police Review Authority.
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We Do This for Rekia
This week, the trial of Dante Servin began in Chicago.
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Reclaiming Our State Budgets
We're not broke u2014 we're just keeping too much of our wealth in too few pockets.
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The Austerity Agenda Was Unopposed in the Chicago Mayoral Election
Rahm Emanuel's victory shows Chicago's progressive movement still needs to do more to advance a real alternative to austerity economics.
New York Times’ Runoff Coverage Reflects Hand of Behind Scenes Press Handler Rahm Emanuel
The New York Times coverage of middle-class concerns has become a circus-mirror of confusion for Democrats.
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To Catch a Torturer: My 28-Year Pursuit of Racist Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge
A human rights attorney looks back at his nearly three decades going after Chicago's notorious torturer of African-American men.
How Wall Street Used Swaps to Get Rich at the Expense of Cities
A recent report by Saqib Bhatti of the Roosevelt Institute describes a number of financial deals between Wall Street and municipalities as predatory.
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A Freedom Ride for Stephon
It's election day in Chicago, and until it's over political types here are unlikely to write about much of anything else.