Chicago Parents Take ‘Racist’ School Closings to Court
Outrage Over IRS Targeting Of Tea Party Shows Glaring Double Standard
Strike for $15: Fast Food and Retail Workers Walk Out in The Loop
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CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett May Have Met Her Match in Chicago
Students Fighting School Closings Tell “Racist” Rahm: We’ll Be Back
Pencils Down: Will a Testing Revolt Challenge School Closings?
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Daley Dodges Police Torture Questions… Again
Why Closing Schools Won’t Save Chicago Money
How Obama and Valerie Jarrett Helped Launch Their Political Careers in an Outrageous ‘Urban Renewal’ Scheme
Statement: Why We Got Arrested at the University of Chicago
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“We Fought the City with Gatorade and Water”: A History of Parent Action (1)
Parents and students as well as teachers were involved in the Chicago Teachers Union strike, and proved the power of direct action to get results. But for many parents of children who attend Chicago Public Schools, this was only the latest skirmish in an ongoing battle for education equality.
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Outrage Over IRS Targeting Of Tea Party Shows Glaring Double Standard (1)
Aaron Cynic asks: Why are the people outraged by the IRS targeting of Tea Party groups silent on the targeting of Occupy and NATO activists?
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How Obama and Valerie Jarrett Helped Launch Their Political Careers in an Outrageous ‘Urban Renewal’ Scheme (10)
Originally published at AlterNet. As President Obama’s second term begins, and inequality, especially for black Americans, is worse than it was when Obama first took office, it’s worth revisiting progressives’ and Obama supporters’ impression of the president as somebody who might actually care about equality and helping the most unfortunate in society.
