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Militant Journalism
Chicago: Neighbors help neighbors survive with food distribution
Eight months into the pandemic, with no relief in sight from the federal government, the working-class and oppressed people of…
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Militant Journalism
Protesters in Chicago call for rejection of General Iron plant on Southeast Side
On Nov. 14, more than 150 protesters rallied outside Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s home demanding that serial polluter General Iron…
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Militant Journalism
SEIU Local 73, Illinois Nurses Association reach deals with University of Illinois
On Oct. 1, INA co-chief steward at UI Health Paul Pater announced that a supermajority of nurses voted to approve…
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Militant Journalism
Unemployment Day rally calls for Illinois to reprioritize budget, support working class
The main demand was for Local, State and Federal budgets to defund various war efforts, policing and other wasteful spending…
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Militant Journalism
Chicago counter-protest disrupts pro-police rally
Throughout the pro-police rally, counterprotesters chanted slogans such as “Black lives matter” and “16 shots and a coverup,” referring to…
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Militant Journalism
“Save Mercy” rally protests hospital closure in Chicago
"...if you look at all the data that came before COVID hit, it was a very busy hospital with very…
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COVID-19
In Chicago, teacher-community solidarity forces district to put safety first
The school district's turnaround shows what can happen when unions and community members work together.
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Militant Journalism
Chicagoans rally in support of arrested after police shoot young Black man
On August 9, Chicago police shot and wounded Allen in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.
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Militant Journalism
Hundreds protest in Chicago against police abuses and demand the defunding of police
The action occurred on the four-year anniversary of the original occupation of Freedom Square in 2016. The
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Analysis
Trump’s federal repression election ploy spurs greater resistance
Far from being intimidated, Portland residents were outraged when unannounced paramilitary units started grabbing protesters off the street.
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