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Posted inWorking in America
How One Teamsters Local Is Striking to Protect Immigrant Workers
The union wants bosses to turn away immigration authorities unless they show a signed judicial warrant, but resistance is fierce.
Posted inPolitics
DSA Convenes, Argues, and Celebrates
Energized by Zohran Mamdani’s primary triumph, 1,200 DSA members came to Chicago to chart the group’s future.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Laying Siege to Sanctuary Cities
Team Trump is fighting another losing battle in the courts, this time over sanctuary jurisdictions. Its argument neglects that cooperation with immigration authorities is optional.
Posted inEducation in America
Illinois Could Downgrade Arts Education
Arts educators worry that education officials will backpedal on the state’s historic commitment to students.
Posted inPolitics
Chicago Has a Warning for Zohran Mamdani
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was elected on a left-wing agenda. But he is struggling to maintain support while governing, due to his own errors and relentless opposition.
Posted inTransportation
Chicago’s Public Transit Is in Limbo
As COVID transit money finally runs out, the city looks for new lifelines.
Posted inPolitics
Kat Abughazaleh Wants Dems to Fight Back
The 26-year-old congressional candidate was pigeonholed into being a younger voice. She’s really running against a culture of complacency and apathy in the Democratic Party.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump’s Huddled Masses
The trench warfare in sanctuary cities and states to protect innocent families from Trump’s ICE raids
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Ambulance Chasers of Totaled Hospitals
Insight Health is the pride of Flint, Michigan, and it’s coming for a failing hospital near you.
