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THE REAL RATS IN BALTIMORE.. .Wells Fargo Bank first pushed sub-prime mortgages on thousands of working-class, black families in Baltimore...

Gretna, Louisiana Police Chief Arthur Lawson announced Monday that Officer Charlie Rispoli would be fired for posting the comment on t...

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...

Dare Pelosi and the Democrats utter the "R"-word? It's ironic that Democratic Party leaders are hesitant to use the ...

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

Even though I have a lot is issues with K amala Harris , I thought she was bold in confronting frontrunner Joe Biden and calling him out ...

In some ways, Rapinoe will become synonymous with the fight for pay equality similar to how former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick used h...

There are lots of good reasons to oppose and resist Trump's ultra-militarization and ultra-politicization of Independence Day, includi...

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

Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled his education plan during a visit to South Carolina on Saturday. (Travis Dove, New York Times) Did Ber...

Demand for School Integration Leads to Massive 1964 New York City School Boycott "Forcing integration upon us is not a nimble co...

Sun-Times ed reporter Mitchell Armentrout's tweet seems to sum up the first meeting of Mayor Lightfoot's APPOINTED school board, ...

You know, buy a house near a Level 1 school and pay $20K more for not much of a house.  "Education is not preparation for life; edu...

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...

Jet-setters? Really? Chicago's ace political reporters, Fran Spielman of the Sun-Times and wing-nut  Kristen McQueary of the Trib, ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a plaque marking the location of the newest settlement in the Golan Heights on Sund...

Dr. Leticia Villarreal Sosa, a clinical social worker and professor of social work at Dominican University, said at Thursday’s forum, “It ...

D.T.: "Just remember, what you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.” -- Vox Author, Rebecca Solnit In my...