John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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Striking Chicago school bus aides fight poverty wages
October 22, 2019Striker tells how she puts in a 12-hour workday for poverty wages.
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Chicago school teachers, staff, kids and parents continue their strike
October 18, 2019The 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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Chicago teachers, support staff strike
October 17, 2019Despite ten months of bargaining, the sides remain far apart on restoring staffing levels decimated over the past few decades.
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The Last Cruze: Photo exhibit shows autoworkers’ view of Lordstown shutdown
September 27, 2019Haunting. 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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Gun Violence Memorial Project allows victims to speak, even in death
September 24, 2019Part 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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With hurricane destruction as backdrop, Democratic aspirants address climate change
September 6, 2019The 7-hour CNN Climate Town Hall was the result of pressure from environmental activists, who had unsuccessfully pushed the DNC to hold such a forum.
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Colonial heritage, socialist future? The complex history behind Hong Kong protests
September 5, 2019The causes of the protests are complex, involving democratic rights, national identity, massive class inequality, and a clash between China's socialist system and the legacy of British colonialism.
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Celebrating 100: The Communist Party USA and the new era of socialism
August 30, 2019Part 8 of the main report delivered to the 31st National Convention of the Communist Party USA.
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