The Chicago Teachers Union victory is a big one in the recent strike wave. I didn't write about it much because I didn't have a lot to say that others weren't saying better. And also because this semester is hell and I don't have a...
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On July 6, 1968, the first Chicago bus drivers' wildcat strike of that summer ended, a key moment to discuss the relationship between Black Power, the workplace, and racial issues.
On May 1, 1867, workers in Chicago went on strike for an 8-hour day, the first mass-scale labor action for that demand that directly challenged political power. The 8-hour day.
This is the grave of Daniel Burnham. Born in 1846 in Henderson, New York to a Swedenborgian family, as a young man he failed to get into either Harvard or.
In case Cubs fans weren't arrogant enough when they were proud losers, the instant transition into expecting a long dynasty upon winning the World Series made them even more annoying..
This is the grave of Adolph Sabath. Born in 1866 in what is today the Czech Republic, Sabath immigrated to the United States in 1881. Despite this, he managed to go to college and graduated from Lake Forest University. He went into real estate briefly...
Rahm Emanuel's new education policy is senseless on the face of it. To graduate from a public high school in Chicago, students will soon have to meet a new and.
Simon Balto has a rejoinder to Donald Trump's fearmongering call to institute stop and frisk policing in Chicago. See, Chicago has a long history with this. It's not a good.
It's worth remembering that the Civil War transformed the entire nation, not just the South. From the tribes living in Montana to the slaves in Mississippi to Yankees in Vermont, no one in this nation was the same after 1865. That includes Chicago: Some impacts,...
The Chicago Teachers Union, which in 2012 had one of the biggest and most important strikes of the last decade, is back on the picket line today for a 1-day.
Here's a really good rundown on inside the protest that shut down the Trump rally in Chicago. “If you want to leave, y’all can do that,” Lewis told the woman.