Budget Cuts
Thousands of Boston public school students walk out to protest budget cuts
March 9, 2016Monday's walk out and protest was self-organized by students and received broad support from teachers, parents, and other allies.
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Illinois GOP governor solicits retirees as strikebreakers
August 4, 2015Rauner also failed to deny reports that he is considering calling on the Illinois National Guard to replace state workers in the event of a lockout or strike.
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Poverty and child brain damage
July 28, 2015When it comes to how we treat children, UNICEF ranks the U.S. at 34 out of 35 industrialized countries; 22 percent of children in the U.S. live in poverty
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Walker offers rightwing policies tried and tested in his Wisconsin lab
July 23, 2015Wisconsin stands as the actual laboratory of failure for Republican ideology and pain for the people.
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Coalition says Rauner’s compassion extends only to his rich buddies
June 2, 2015"To say Illinois legislators are not for the middle class, but for the political class is disingenuous on the part of Gov. Bruce Rauner."
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