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.

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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Labor

“One battle in a big war”: Comcast organizing drive rages on
June 9, 2011 By John Bachtell
Only 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, 2011 By John Bachtell
African 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, 2011 By John Bachtell
Opponents 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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