photo by Ted Eytan A video of Florida State Senator Mike Bennett is doing the rounds on social media leading up to the election, and for good reason. In it,…
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On August 6, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) scrapped its Fall hybrid learning plan for an all remote plan. Lightfoot made the call a day after the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU)…
photo by Mike Licht In the age of declaring Antifa, (or the act of being anti-fascist,) a terrorist organisation, political delineation has become a semantic practice used to keep people…
In the first week of May, Pritzker gave into The Illinois Restaurant Association’s urges to reopen at-restaurant dining. Originally set to open as part of Phase Four on June 28,…
photo by Charles Edward Miller According to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Public Schools are expected to announce that they will be going completely remote in the Fall. How students go…
photo by Norma Mortenson The coronavirus pandemic is no where near over. According to the New York Times, cases nationwide are up 18% in the last 15 days. Deaths are…
photo by Ricardo Esquivel May 20, 2020 marked the one year anniversary of the Lori Lightfoot administration. Yet Chicagoans are still waiting for her to deliver the promises she ran…
An ideological theme in certain COVID-19 discussions is that the pandemic is an eye-opener and a potential vehicle for change; There has been no stronger argument for Medicare-for-All, rent control,…
photo by Gage Skidmore Where We Find Ourselves Now Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden after suspending his campaign last week. Many have taken the news hard, while many “vote blue…
For most of us, work has slowed down. Working from home is a new paradigm that many of us have to adjust to. In fact, being stuck at home all…
photos by Daniel Johanson On March 7, over 15000 Chicagoans convened in Grant Park to see Bernie Sanders speak. Seven speakers preceded Sanders: Martese Chism, Carl Rosen, Sen. Robert Peters,…
photo by Alisdare Hickson I’ve spent a lot of time ruminating on this time in American political history and the age of Trump. At this point in time, I’m pretty…