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Hundreds of Haitian migrants are being rounded up and deported from the US. The large-scale expulsion involves several daily flights and a s...

 Multiple funeral pyres of those who died of COVID-19 burn in New Delhi. Bill Gates Directly asked during an interview with Sky News if he t...

R.I.P. Ramsey Clark “A right is not what someone gives you; it’s what no one can take from you.” (1927-2001) Honduran immigrant Maria Ana M...

It appears that Wednesday's assault on the U.S. Capitol was only a dress rehearsal for so-called Million Militia Marches leading up to...

  Rebecca Solnit Biden's victory is only the prelude. What happens now is up to us. -- Guardian James Downie, WaPo's Digital Opinion...

Homeless families threatened by coronavirus occupy vacant houses in southern California.  "This is our moment to prove ourselves a...

Republicans aren't disputing the facts. They're telling Democrats where to shove them. I know it's early in the game, but s...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot greets supporters Saturday ahead of the Southeast Side Labor Day parade. Don Villar, Chicago Federation of Labo...

In the wake of the largest U.S. immigration raid in a decade, educators in Mississippi this week were left to console and support children...

In the wake of the latest wave of politically-driven, mostly white, male supremacist terrorism that left at least 31 dead in El Paso and ...

Friday we were joined by the Communications Director of the Chicago Federation of Labor, Jake Lewis (second from right) and award winning ...

Response to the R-word, from the right was violent and swift. Trump's former ICE director threatened our congressman, Chuy Garcia wit...

As Saturday's anti-ICE march in Chicago Cong. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia  “It’s about damn time we tell this racist presi...

Rain-soaked Pride crowds and Chicago's new mayor revel in a historic parade: "Our battles are not over, but today feels particul...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia shake hands and hand out “know your rights” cards in Little Village. Chuy and the Mayo...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2019 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office 312.744.3334 press@cityofchicago.org STATEMENT FROM MAYOR LOR...

Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot  "We are a city that is a sanctuary city. We have immigrants from all over the world who call Chicago thei...

Following public outcry, hundreds of families of asylum-seekers are no longer being detained in an enclosure beneath an El Paso, Texas, ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) “I would say it’s better for the middle school kids in Kentucky to have a secure border,” Graham said on C...

Victory in Denver Teachers Strike. Harry Roman, Denver Teachers Union President During the daylight hours, Roman said he found it surr...