politics
AFSCME in Illinois tries to restart bargaining with new proposal
January 19, 2017The Rauner war against AFSCME has been going on ever since he won the governor’s chair in 2014.
Read moreRediscovering a visionary 1959 program for Los Angeles
January 19, 2017A communist recently shared a copy of “A Municipal Program for Los Angeles,” published in April ‘59 by the Communist Party of Southern Calif. and asked me what I thought of it.
Read moreDeVos is qualified to do Trump’s bidding: Dismantle public education
January 19, 2017DeVos and her husband have invested in a company that refinances student loans. So much for draining the swamp.
Read moreWomen’s March promises to shake the nation
January 18, 2017“[We] will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights."
Read moreVoting rights advocates ponder strategy
January 18, 2017Advocates of enforcing and advancing voting rights are faced with an incoming hostile GOP government.
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