Michelle Zacarias
LATEST ARTICLES BY Michelle Zacarias
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Opinion
College admissions scam: Affirmative action for the rich and the famous
March 14, 2019Now, the whole country can see what working class kids have known for a long time.
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Labor
Hands Off, Pants On: Chicago Federation of Labor honors Karen Kent
March 6, 2019It was Kent and the members of UNITE HERE who led campaign that won passage of Chicago’s new “panic button” ordinance that provides extra security for hotel workers.
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Politics
Chicago aldermen lock out the people and call the cops
February 26, 2019No Cop Academy organizers led a direct action Monday morning, descending upon three different aldermanic offices throughout the city.
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Politics
Trans woman deported, then murdered
February 20, 2019Human rights advocates continue to call on Salvadoran legislators to strengthen their support of LGBTQ community members.
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News
Rapper, 21 Savage, released after being held by ICE
February 14, 2019The arrest of such an influential and mainstream rapper sparks an important conversation. Black undocumented immigrants are frequently overlooked within the discourse around immigration reform.
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Labor
Chicago charter school teachers strike for smaller classes and higher pay
February 8, 2019Funding is up, but Chicago charter schools are cutting budgets and laying off staff. Teachers have had enough.
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Culture
Review: Rival documentaries showcase the fraud behind Fyre festival
February 1, 2019Fyre Fest combined the vainest aspects of millennial social media celebrity culture with the markers of “success” under capitalism. Now you can see two competing documentaries about it.
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Politics
Trump scores win on trans ban; activists condemn military’s predatory recruitment
January 24, 2019Absent from the conversation around the transgender ban is the role capitalism plays in creating a co-dependency between the military and trans individuals.
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