Anya Davidson delivers a comics report from the Women’s March to the Polls.
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The uprising against Riot Fest continues
Activists refuse to be quiet about Riot Fest, but boosters say their claims are off base.
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Chicago police are spying on citizens
Authorities have conducted surveillance on activists in recent years but won’t say why.
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As TIFs keep collecting tax dollars, schools face more cuts
Mayor Emanuel sits on an estimated $1.7 billion in TIF reserves, but somehow schools face more cuts.
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How the city cut funds for mental health patients—and spied on them instead
While closing clinics, the city found money for spying on protesters.
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Rahm still hasn’t told the public why he closed mental health clinics
Rahm still hasn’t told the public why he closed mental health clinics.
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An activist’s campaign for public schools and fair taxes lives on
Honoring the late Edna Pardo, whose campaign for public schools and fair taxes lives on
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How to irritate Mayor Emanuel and do some legislating in one easy step
How to irritate Mayor Emanuel and do some legislating in one easy step
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The activist-doctor Quentin Young is still in
A new film project tries to capture the life of physician and activist Quentin Young.
Posted inNews & Politics
A new generation of activists fights injustice, from school cuts to Trayvon Martin
March on Washington anniversary: A new generation of activists fights for change, from school cuts to Trayvon Martin.
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Fifty years later, participants in the March on Washington still hoping for justice
Organizers of the Chicago contingent in the 1963 March on Washington say it’s time for another movement.