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Chicago PeoplesWorld.org readers celebrate growing fightback

December 1, 2011 By John Bachtell

They came to celebrate election victories in Ohio and across the country, the surging recall campaign in Wisconsin and the spreading Occupy movement.

Occupy victory in Illinois

November 30, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

Hooray for the Occupy movement and the general uprising against corporate greed! It's having an impact.

Voices of Occupy Chicago: fed up with plutocracy

November 9, 2011 By Special to People’s World

Until recently, Chicago's Loop, known for its skyscrapers, corporate headquarters and high-powered law firms, was typically silent on weekends.

Scott Walker not welcome in Chicago (with video)

November 7, 2011 By Scott Marshall

Wisconsin's union busting governor Scott Walker came to Chicago last week and labor, community and Occupy Chicago reminded him the Windy City is a union town.

Chicago unemployment activist’s message of hope

October 31, 2011 By Chris Elliott And Marcus Hollowell

When Janet Edburg was laid off from her job at a Chicago photo lab equipment manufacturer three years ago, she experienced first hand the despair felt by millions of unemployed workers.