Chicago
Chicago charter school teachers strike for smaller classes and higher pay
February 8, 2019Funding is up, but Chicago charter schools are cutting budgets and laying off staff. Teachers have had enough.
Read moreInterested in Chicago, politics, or Obama? Read ‘Conversations with Abner Mikva’
February 5, 2019CHICAGO—If you’re interested in Chicago, read this book. If you’re interested in politics, read this book. If you’re interested in the more-than-occasional zaniness of Chicago politics, read this book. And if you’re interested in Barack Obama...
Read moreChicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia aims at empowering working-class communities
December 14, 2018Not since the days of Harold Washington has Chicago seen leadership from the mayor’s office that actually empowers working-class voices. Amara Enyia is out to change that.
Read moreChicago teachers, students win first-of-a-kind charter school strike
December 10, 2018"We are now a movement that commands national attention and can stop a city."
Read moreNewsGuild president Bernie Lunzer to keynote People’s World awards gala
November 27, 2018On Sunday, December 2, the Illinois Friends of People's World will hold a fundraising gala featuring Bernie Lunzer, President of the NewsGuild CWA.
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