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To Baltimore With Love: Chicago’s Freedom Dreams
Hundreds of Chicagoans marched in solidarity with those in the streets of Baltimore.
A Chronicle of Woe: US Policing Culture From Iraq and Vietnam to Jon Burge’s Chicago
The culture of US policing needs to move beyond current practice and operations.
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.