John Bachtell

John Bachtell is president of Long View Publishing Co., the publisher of People's World. He served as national chair of the Communist Party USA from 2014 to 2019. He is a regular writer for People's World, and active in electoral, labor, environmental, and social justice struggles. He grew up in Ohio, Pittsburgh, and Albuquerque and attended Antioch College. He currently lives in Chicago where he is an avid swimmer, cyclist, runner, and dabbler in guitar and occasional singer in a community chorus.

LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell

News

Ukraine scandal involves a trifecta of unconstitutional Trump abuses
December 5, 2019 By John Bachtell
House Intelligence Committee report triggers call for Trump’s impeachment by the Speaker of the House.
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News

Storied national civil rights group re-founded at Chicago gathering
November 27, 2019 By John Bachtell
Angela Davis helps launch the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, aims to end police violence
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Labor

Warren rallies with striking teachers, calls for structural education reforms
October 24, 2019 By John Bachtell
“Everyone in America should support this strike. Because when you fight, you don't just fight for yourselves. You fight for the children of this city and this country."
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Labor

Striking Chicago school bus aides fight poverty wages
October 22, 2019 By John Bachtell
Striker tells how she puts in a 12-hour workday for poverty wages.
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U.S.

Chicago school teachers, staff, kids and parents continue their strike
October 18, 2019 By John Bachtell
The strike of over 30,000 teachers and support staff in the nation's third-largest school system entered its second day here Friday.
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News

Chicago teachers, support staff strike
October 17, 2019 By John Bachtell
Despite ten months of bargaining, the sides remain far apart on restoring staffing levels decimated over the past few decades.
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Labor

The Last Cruze: Photo exhibit shows autoworkers’ view of Lordstown shutdown
September 27, 2019 By John Bachtell
Haunting. Partisan. Resilient. Solidarity. These words come to mind when describing LaToya Ruby Frazier's powerful photographic exhibition of Lordstown, Ohio, autoworkers, documenting the shutdown of the General Motors (GM) plant there earlier this year.
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U.S.

Gun Violence Memorial Project allows victims to speak, even in death
September 24, 2019 By John Bachtell
Part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial until Jan. 2020, it seeks to create a permanent national memorial honoring victims of gun violence.
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