Meet Andre Vasquez, a community leader and organizer with Reclaim Chicago. Daniel, Maureen, and Andre met at a Reclaim Chicago Event this year. Reclaim Chicago is an organization comprised of…
Posts tagged as “Socialism”
35th Ward Alderman and Socialist Leaning Carlos Ramirez-Rosa to Run for Congress
By Daniel Johanson on December 8, 2017
On Monday, 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa officially registered his campaign for Congress after Rep. Luis Gutiérrez announced he won’t seek reelection. Rosa, who has been on the radar of local politics…
Seeking a Collective Voice, Second City Kitchen Workers Push for New Union Chapter
By Steve Weishampel on November 11, 2017
Will Guzzardi addressing Press It’s not actually funny to work long hours for low wages, even if you work at one of Chicago’s top comedy venues. And workers have had…
Billionaire CEO Shutters DNAInfo, Gothamist after Writers Unionize
By Daniel Johanson on November 3, 2017
by Daniel Johanson In the ever-changing world of local media we take the blows in stride and the victories in glory. In the case of local outlet DNAInfo, those…