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In the “other Chicago,” mental health patients out of options
May 23, 2012Millions gathered in the Windy City for the NATO summit. But over in the "other Chicago" - the inner city, Latino and African American-majority neighborhoods, people are suffering.
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Massachusetts: job creation up, unemployment down
May 23, 2012Perhaps the nation's most Democratic and liberal state, Massachusetts has experienced months of declining unemployment rates.
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Latina moms in Chicago: “We’re done crying!”
May 23, 2012Except for one grandmother, the rest of the 20 or so women who patrol the streets around Davis Elementary School here every weekday are in their 20s and 30s.
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VIDEO Depicted as gorilla, African American doctor sues UCLA for racism
May 23, 2012A respected African American faculty surgeon filed a racial discrimination suit against the UCLA Medical Center and UC Regents after they refused to take action on blatant acts of racism.
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Chicago activists protest Heartland Institute conference
May 23, 2012Over a dozen environmental activists gathered to protest the Heartland Institute, which put up ads comparing environmentalists to the Unabomber.
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