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Labor hits the ground running

In Ohio, issues of Iraq, jobs, Social Security and health care top the agenda CLEVELAND — Flush with victory in the Nov. 7 elections, Cleveland’s labor activists, like their counterparts elsewhere, are pressing to broaden the...

Unbridled anti-immigrant racism in Texas

News Analysis DALLAS — Unable to wait a full week after their shellacking in national elections, the far right in Texas unmasked its fanatical racism on Nov. 13. While state legislators amassed anti-immigrant bills for the...

Lizard lickin good!

Workers’ CorrespondenceCountry living can surpass city lifestyle One week ago I changed my status from a lifelong Chicago suburbanite to the newest resident of the small town of Zebulon, N.C. Although I find myself with the...

Chicago gentrification is a global issue

CHICAGO — “This is a global issue, part of globalization and capitalism,” said Alejandra Ibanez on Nov. 10 at the opening night of an exhibition about the effects of gentrification in the Pilsen community on the...

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