John Bachtell

John Bachtell is president of Long View Publishing Co., the publisher of People's World. He is active in electoral, labor, environmental, and social justice struggles. He grew up in Ohio, where he attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs. He currently lives in Chicago.

LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell

U.S.

Labor Day protestors demand jobs and fair trade deals
September 7, 2011 By John Bachtell
Steelworkers and 1,000 others protested against a new free trade agreement being negotiated for the Pacific Rim countries.
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World

Trans-Pacific Trade Pact called new NAFTA
September 2, 2011 By John Bachtell
Warning of a new "NAFTA for the Pacific Rim," labor is demanding a new deal being negotiated for the Pacific region include protections for workers rights, health care and the environment.
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Opinion

Rahm Emanuel’s first 100 days: new style, same substance
August 26, 2011 By John Bachtell
After 100 days on the job, new Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is touting his administration's first accomplishments. The impression is one of boldly charting a new course of change.
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U.S.

Warning: Beach closings on the rise
July 19, 2011 By John Bachtell
With a monster heat wave enveloping tthe Midwest, a lot of residents are heading to the Great Lakes beaches to cool off, but look out!
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Opinion

Rahm Emanuel treading wrong path
July 1, 2011 By John Bachtell
It's pretty clear which side Rahm Emanuel is on.
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U.S.

Blagojevich lesson: take the money out of politics
June 29, 2011 By John Bachtell
"Politics is a dirty business," remarked a juror after former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was convicted on 17 counts of corruption.
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Opinion

Greater unity needed to defend Social Security
June 23, 2011 By John Bachtell
The 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, 2011 By John Bachtell
The 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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