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.

CIGNA greed makes health care system sick
September 24, 2009 By John Bachtell
CHICAGO – “Help! Help!” shrieked a young woman to passersby. “Uncle Sam is so sick!” The terrified woman stood over the prone body of Uncle Sam as she sought the attention of pedestrians beneath the cold...
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Labor

Illinois governor to strikers: ‘You speak for all on health care’
September 13, 2009 By John Bachtell
“This picket line is really speaking for all the people of Illinois who need decent health care,” Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn told striking workers at SK Hand Tools Corporation. “Health care is not a privilege. It’s...
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Labor

Labor Day celebrated in Chicago with calls for solidarity
September 13, 2009 By John Bachtell
Even in the face of the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression, "labor solidarity does indeed work." So declared Gail Warner before a festive Sept. 7 Labor Day event at the Pullman State Historic...
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U.S.

Decisive battle for health care reform lies ahead
September 13, 2009 By John Bachtell
The fight for health care reform has been full of twists and turns and changes on a daily basis reflecting the epic nature of this battle. Some conclude from whatever President Obama and the Democratic leadership...
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Labor

Secretary Solis: End economic injustice, workplace abuse
September 9, 2009 By John Bachtell
Through eight years of the right-wing Bush administration, the secretary of labor helped lead the administration’s war against organized labor. The only time the labor secretary interacted with labor leaders was to threaten and scold. So...
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World

Cuba constructs environmentally sustainable socialism
September 5, 2009 By John Bachtell
During a recent visit to Cuba, we stopped by an agricultural cooperative on the outskirts of Havana. Its farmers and cooperatives across the country are part of what’s widely acknowledged as the world’s largest organic farming...
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U.S.

Lozano launches bid for state office
August 6, 2009 By John Bachtell
The announcement was made at the site of the new Little Village High School, symbolic of the many struggles waged by Chicago’s Mexican American community and a beacon of hope for the future.
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U.S.

Chicago postpones action on new Wal-Mart stores
July 31, 2009 By John Bachtell
CHICAGO – 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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