John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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Opinion
Greater unity needed to defend Social Security
June 23, 2011The American Association of Retired Persons created an uproar June 17 when they signaled their openness to accepting Social Security benefit cuts.
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U.S.
Big business greed “holds Illinois hostage”
June 14, 2011The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group made $951 million in profits on $3 billion in income in 2010. But that's not enough, they are threatening to move out of Illinois unless they get a tax break.
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Labor
“One battle in a big war”: Comcast organizing drive rages on
June 9, 2011Only 2 percent of 90,000 Comcast workers nationally are organized. This was the second vote in five years at the Pullman facility.
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U.S.
Court ruling victory for African American firefighters
May 25, 2011African Americans represent 32.4 percent of Chicago but they make up only 17 percent respectively of the city's fire department.
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U.S.
Wisconsin Republicans fast-track right-wing bills as elections loom
May 11, 2011Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker and Republican attempts to shred union and democratic rights in Wisconsin have filed enough signatures to hold recall elections for six Republican state senators.
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U.S.
Illinois labor launches campaign to protect pensions
May 5, 2011Big business blames public sector workers for the state's $8 billion budget deficit.
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U.S.
Communist Party shows new growth: Can it be sustained?
April 28, 2011For the labor and democratic movements to continue to develop to effectively challenge corporate power a much larger left and Communist Party are essential.
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U.S.
“Hello, Communist Party calling”
March 25, 2011Recently, more than 1,500 people joined the Communist Party or Young Communist League. Volunteers called them all.
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