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Same Approach, Different Face: No Real Options In Chicago Mayoral Elections

Chicago voters go to the polls on February 28 for the mayoral election, with...
Fighting Oppression

Democrats Return to “Law and Order” Policing

It’s all over the news, from CNN to Fox News: violent crime, particularly homicides,...

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Workers' Movement

Chicago Teachers Union Election Raises Key Issues

The 2012 Chicago teachers’ strike led by the then newly-elected Caucus Of Rank and...
Fighting Racism

The Role of Black Misleadership Today

Introduction Tamar Wilson, Philadelphia “When the axe came into the forest, the trees looked at its...
Workers' Movement

CTU & SEIU Members Confront Lightfoot and Biden’s Omicron Negligence – CTU Leaders Capitulate

Written by a CTU member speaking in personal capacity. The Omicron crisis is spreading to...
Workers' Movement

Chicago: Lessons from the Fight Against Lori Lightfoot’s Reckless School Reopening

By Melissa Vozar – CTU member writing in personal capacity The latest school reopening battle...
Socialist Alternative In Action

Defeat Lightfoot’s Reckless School Reopening! Educators, Parents, and Students Should Decide

Melissa Vozar - CTU Member writing in personal capacity Chicago Public Schools have been thrown into...
Socialist Alternative In Action

Chicago School Unions Unite and Strike! Stand with Teachers, Educators, and Schools Workers to Win this Fight

On the morning of Thursday October 17, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) workers went out...

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