Brandon Chew
LATEST ARTICLES BY Brandon Chew
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Labor
Labor leaders at People’s World town hall: May Day’s our day
April 17, 2026“We can't go back to the way it was before, because the system wasn't working for working people then, and it isn't working for us right now, either.”
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Labor
Teamsters health care workers to picket Chicago hospital for fair contract
April 10, 2026Health care workers represented by Local 743 told People's World they're frustrated with low pay and tumultuous negotiations.
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Labor
Labor out front for Chicago’s No Kings march
March 30, 2026“Fascism doesn't start with soldiers in the street. It starts at work when the boss says, ‘Don't organize,’” said Dian Palmer of SEIU Local 73.
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Labor
Chicago Teachers Union calls for May Day to be official day of civic action
March 16, 2026The union urges a protest against what it describes as Trump’s “rising authoritarianism.”
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Opinion
War on Iran isn’t just a distraction from Epstein files
March 13, 2026Is Trump really bombing Iran to get eyeballs off the Epstein files? Such a premise would make for a great episode of Shonda Rhimes’ Scandal, but it’s far too simplistic.
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U.S.
Thousands pay respect to Rev. Jesse Jackson in Chicago
March 2, 2026Huge crowds line up as his body lies in repose at Rainbow Push headquarters.
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Politics
‘60 Minutes’ report on CECOT leaked online after CBS spiked it from broadcast
December 23, 2025The censoring of the story is being seen as a political maneuver to appease President Trump by CBS news "editor-in-chief" Bari Weiss.
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Politics
Chicago rejects Trump’s takeover threat at Sanders’ Fighting Oligarchy rally
August 25, 2025Lawmaker: “Chicago is everything Trump stands against, so it’s no surprise he's trying to trash it.”
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