Patrick J. Foote
LATEST ARTICLES BY Patrick J. Foote
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49ers’ QB sits for National Anthem in protest of police brutality
August 29, 2016With the NFL regular season approaching, some American football fans are getting a rude awakening from their off-season slumber.
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Breakthrough: Private university graduate students can organize
August 24, 2016"We expect our relationship with the administration to be much easier; to establish a much more democratic process to determine our work conditions."
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“Walk All Night”: Documentary follows Chicago “bucket boys” to Senegal
August 18, 2016Social worker Elita Tewelde wanted to empower Chicago's bucket drummers, mostly young African American men and boys, through a connection to their past.
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Tenacious Chicago Reader staff buckles in for arduous negotiations
August 16, 2016With alt-weekly newspapers shutting down across the country, unionized Chicago Reader staff seek to buck the trend, negotiate first collective agreement.
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Progressive Dems hold climate panel, address barriers to change
July 28, 2016"It's more than boots on the ground, its more than Bernie or Hillary, but about the world we'll leave the next generation."
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Progressive all-stars talk voting, future at Philly LGBT center
July 27, 2016Rep. Alan Grayson, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Jim Hightower were among the cavalcade of progressives who made appearances.
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DNC in Philly puts spotlight on city’s pressing issues
July 26, 2016"Many parts of the city are still reeling from the loss of hundreds of thousands of factory jobs."
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As Democratic convention opens, thousands march for clean energy
July 25, 2016The march was comprised of a vast coalition of organizations that are combating the devastating effects of climate change.
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