Priority for abused communities must pervade every aspect of a Green New Deal.
Illinois
Posted inWorking in America
Chicago Teachers and Staff Walk Out for Community Needs
The strike has put 1 percent of the city’s workforce on the picket lines, and they want more than higher pay and smaller class sizes—they want a better life for their communities.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Cannabis Equity Con
Illinois wants to make sure its marijuana business benefits entrepreneurs of color. But that won’t be the kind of broad-based equity we need.
Posted inEducation in America
Gentrification, School Closings, and Displacement in Chicago
A former Chicago public school teacher sees school closings as part of a deliberate effort to push African Americans out of newly desirable areas so whites can move in.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
One More Chicago ’68 Story!
In which our columnist remembers his interaction with the police
Posted inEconomic Policy
Amazon’s Race to the Bottom Puts Chicago Transit at Risk
Chicago’s massive Amazon HQ2 incentive package could hit the city’s transit budget hard.
Posted inEducation in America
‘Tax Credit Scholarship’ Program May Soon Be Coming to Illinois
On Monday night, the Democratic-controlled Illinois House of Representatives voted in favor of an education funding plan that includes the establishment of a “tax credit scholarship” program: subsidies that support donors who help families pay for private school tuition. The Democratic-controlled Senate approved a similar bill Tuesday. The money allocated to this voucher-like program is […]
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Kansas Redux: Illinois Legislature Overrides Governor’s Austerity Politics
It’s becoming increasingly clear that conservative governors trying to push trickle-down tax cuts for the rich and austerity for everyone else will, eventually, face a political backlash. Once again, a bipartisan coalition of fed-up legislators has overridden their intransigent governor’s veto to keep their state from driving off the cliff. On Thursday, Illinois Republicans joined […]
Posted inEducation in America
Illinois Poised To Strip Rahm Emanuel’s Control over Chicago Schools
After years of mayoral control, Chicago residents may soon get to elect their local school board.
Posted inEducation in America
Chicago Teachers May Launch Nation’s Largest Charter School Union
Teacher turnover and pay equity are among the issues motivating Chicago’s largest charter school network to launch a union drive.
