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The PTSD Crisis That’s Being Ignored: Americans Wounded in Their Own Neighborhoods
A growing body of research shows that Americans with traumatic injuries develop PTSD at rates comparable to veterans of war.

Costs of Privatization Hidden in Plain Sight
Handing previous public services over to private corporations, without assessing the full costs, can become a 75-year-long nightmare, as in the case of parking in Chicago, argues Ellen Dannin.

Caught in the Cold: Homelessness and the Polar Vortex
As a deadly polar vortex moved across the United States this week, cities scrambled to shelter the homeless, and hacker collective Anonymous is working to provide additional aid.

“Mayor 1%” Rahm Emanuel vs. The 99%
TRNN interviews “Mayor 1%” author Kari Lydersen about Rahm Emanuel's battles with Chicago's 99%.

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Those With Mental Health Challenges Fight Rahm Emanuel’s Cutting of Their Support Network
In an excerpt from her book, ‘Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago's 99%,’ author Kari Lydersen describes how mental health advocates occupied and protested the closing …

The Rise of Chicago’s 99% Against Rahm Emanuel, “Mayor 1%“
Will Rahm Emanel's effort to establish a privatized neoliberal outpost in Chicago succeed? Not if the ongoing uprising brushfires turn from kindling wood into a contemporary Chicago fire of …

Protesters Condemn ALEC’s Push to Privatize Public Education
Demonstrators Crash ALEC convention in Chicago, a city impacted by the privatization of public schools.

Chicago Fires More than 2,000 School Staff as Crippling Cuts Deepen
Austerity deepens in Chicago this year with the firing of more than 3,000 total school staff after closing 50 schools.

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Henry A. Giroux | In the Dead Zone of Capitalism: Lessons on the Violence of Inequality from Chicago
Rahm Emanuelu2019s actions in Chicago also mimic neoliberal policies that are playing out in other cities across the US.

Chicago Closes 50 Public Schools, Spends $100 Million in Taxpayer Funds on Private College Stadium
Activists say national union leadership needs to give more support to Black and Latino working class families fighting school closures.