John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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U.S.
Chicago postpones action on new Wal-Mart stores
July 31, 2009CHICAGO – For the moment, the Wal-Mart monster has been held at bay. Standing up to immense pressure by the retail giant to open new stores in Chicago, the City Council postponed a decision allowing construction...
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U.S.
Eliminating the clout system: free and equal education for all
July 26, 2009As a parent with children in the Chicago Public School (CPS) system, I have to admit I wasn’t surprised to learn CPS CEO Ron Huberman had launched an investigation into the use of 'clout' to get...
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Peace
Pressure mounts to end Cuban travel ban
July 18, 2009CHICAGO -- Pressure is mounting on multiple fronts to end U.S. government travel and trade restrictions against Cuba: the only country in the world American citizens cannot freely visit. The battle is increasingly centering in the...
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Labor
‘No justice, no pizza!’ protestors tell Pizza Hut
July 12, 2009CHICAGO -- “I have spent my whole life – since I was 17 years old – working at Pizza Hut. Instead of respecting my hard work, Pizza Hut has thrown me on the street with nothing,”...
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U.S.
Pressure grows to resolve Illinois state budget crisis
June 26, 2009Chicago — With the clock ticking toward a “doomsday budget” that would devastate state services and cause massive layoffs, six thousand union members, seniors, children, social service agency workers and their clients flooded the Illinois statehouse...
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World
50 years of Cuban Agrarian Reform: overcoming challenges to feed the people
June 26, 2009The food needs of Cuba are vast and present a ready market for US farmers and agri-business corporations. Surprisingly, Cuba’s largest supplier of food and agricultural products is the US where it gets 70% of its...
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U.S.
SLIDE SHOW Stop the ‘doomsday’ budget cuts
June 20, 2009CHICAGO – In a massive midday turnout, thousands of children, students, parents and leading advocates of state and citywide organizations that provide badly needed human services to working families and low-income communities here protested at the...
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Labor
Thousands rally for Congress Hotel workers in 6-year battle
June 18, 2009CHICAGO — Marking the nation’s longest running strike, thousands of trade unionists, community activists and elected officials marched in a picket line stretching solidly around the Congress Hotel here, June 15, to demonstrate their unwavering solidarity...
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