John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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Opposition grows against Syrian bombing as breakthrough emerges
September 10, 2013A steady blare of horns honking greeted dozens of demonstrators holding signs aloft opposing U.S. military action in Syria at a Chicago neighborhood vigil Sept. 9.
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Dream 9 recasts immigration fight with bold border action
September 6, 2013When Lulu Martinez and eight other undocumented youth who had grown up in the United States approached the U.S. port of entry in Nogales, Mexico to return home, they set in motion a whole new fight...
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Families of police crime victims demand civilian oversight
August 30, 2013Hundreds rallied in Chicago recently to demand justice for victims of police crimes and the creation of a Civilian Police Accountability Council.
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Chicago school boycott demands elected school board
August 29, 2013Hundreds of students, parents and community activists joined a rally and march Aug. 28 supporting a one-day Chicago school boycott to protest the destruction of public education.
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Supporters urge passage of “way overdue” immigration reform
July 3, 2013"The sky didn't fall when I won my legal status during the last immigration reform of 1986 and the sky will not fall when we pass this immigration reform."
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Student loan rates set to double as July 1 deadline looms
June 27, 2013On July 1 interest rates for federally subsidized Stafford Loans will double for 7.4 million students unless Congress takes action.
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Shocking new cuts will gut Chicago schools
June 21, 2013After closing 50 schools, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools are cutting elementary and high school budgets tens of millions of dollars.
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Rudy Lozano remembered as fighter for immigrant, worker rights
June 13, 2013CHICAGO - There were tears, laughter, poetry and song as family and friends gathered June 8 to remember the life and legacy of Rudy Lozano Sr.
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