John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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Immigrant detainee hunger strikes spread amid COVID-19 danger
April 23, 2020Despite mounting pressure in the prisons and from courts and public protests, ICE has mostly sat on its hands.
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Contesting for the post-COVID-19 world
April 17, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic is sparking something akin to a social epiphany.
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Coronavirus threatens to spread ‘like wildfire’ through U.S. prisons
April 10, 2020Rights advocates say that unless the prison population is drastically reduced the contagion will get out to the general public.
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Wisconsin election jeopardizes both democracy and life itself
April 6, 2020The reality, however, is that going ahead with an election is nothing less than a double-barreled shot fired at the people of Wisconsin.
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Coronavirus pandemic compounds food emergency for millions
April 1, 2020The reality faced by millions who struggle daily with hunger, homelessness, and lack of health care has become a reality for tens of millions more in the blink of an eye.
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States largely fend for themselves in race against coronavirus pandemic
March 26, 2020Illinois governor to Trump: “You should be leading a national response instead of throwing tantrums from the back seat……Get off Twitter and do your job.”
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Sanders and “The Squad” on COVID-19: Spend whatever it takes to support workers
March 24, 2020They called for guaranteeing a $2,000-a-month payment to every man, woman, and child until the crisis is over. The GOP is calling for only a $1,000 lump sum.
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Marie Newman rides winds of change to victory in Illinois
March 20, 2020The political winds of change blew through Illinois on March 17 when Marie Newman defeated incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinski in the 3rd Congressional District Democratic Primary.
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