Chicago
Rahm’s Hunger Games-esque plan for Chicago schools fails to address systemic problems
April 11, 2017Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposal would require Chicago Public Schools students to provide proof of acceptance to an institution such as college or the military in order to receive their high school diploma.
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Chicago South Shore activists and cops find some agreement on killings
April 6, 2017"We can’t just put accountability on our community without putting accountability on our elected officials."
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Chicago strengthens its defense of immigrants amid raids
February 23, 2017Chicago neighborhoods have held training events in preparation for Trump’s promised deportation raids.
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Workers who participated in “Day Without Immigrants” face backlash
February 23, 2017“If you’re going to be in a community of the immigrants then you need to help them instead of pushing them out."
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The president’s tough talk won’t fix Chicago
February 22, 2017Trump is fixated on the “carnage” going on in Chicago, saying he’ll “send in the feds.” Jobs and opportunity, not force, are the recipe for fixing the city’s problems.
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