Rebecca Burns is a Chicago journalist whose work has been featured in ProPublica Illinois, the Chicago Reader, and The Intercept. She is also a contributing editor at In These Times.
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House Agriculture Committee Tries to Sneak Through Weak Financial Regulator Bill
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is a critical derivatives regulator, and a House reauthorization fails to fortify it. Read more
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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. Read more
