Chicago and Illinois in general are infamous for bad government. Year after year, the wealthy and well-connected get taxpayer funded perks, leaving the rest of us out in the cold. Socialist candidate Jorge Mújica is attempting to change that legacy …
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Chicago like many other big U.S. cities is increasingly marginalizing and pushing out working class and people of color. Sweetheart deals put millions of taxpayer dollars in the pockets of wealthy developers building luxury projects for other well-off and downright …
A City Just for the 1%? Read more »
In the run-up to Chicago May 2012 G8/NATO summits, the City is preparing to pass repressive legislation designed to punish protesters for exercising their 1st Amendment rights. Predictably, Mayor Emanuel introduced the legislation by saying that it was “just” for …
The 1st Amendment & Chicago’s G8 / NATO Protests Read more »
Leaders of the G8 (“Group of 8”) nations, generally the wealthiest in the world, will hold a summit in May 2012 in Chicago, along with the heads of the NATO military alliance. The meetings represent the single biggest confab of …
Opposing the G8 & NATO in Chicago Read more »