Is San Jose at war with the homeless? This was one of the questions asked when the homeless presented their perspective at the State of the City gathering on March 14 ...
I really enjoy your paper. I want to donate except I am battling to avoid homelessness. I will try to get something to you soon. Right now, I’m digging in trashcans ...
The incident that sparked this protest was when the two private guards started arguing with two homeless guys. Then one of them sucker-punched one of the homeless ...
May Day, the day when the workers of the world put forth demands and express their international solidarity, is of special significance this year.
One...
The $30 million dollar man, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, defeated Cook County Commissioner Jésus “Chuy” Garcia in the April 7 mayoral runoff election. Despite Emanuel’s ...
On February 29, 2012, the city of Inkster sealed its fate. That day the city’s elected officials signed a Consent Agreement with the state of Michigan ...
Dorothy Holmes wants to know why. Why, on October 12, 2014, did a Chicago Police detective, George Hernandez, fire seven shots at the back of her son, ...
Freddie Gray died on April 19, after being violently subdued, and then subjected to one of the Baltimore Police Department’s infamous “rough rides.” ...
Federal District Court Judge Claudia Wilken ruled for an expansion of California SHU Prisoners’ Class Action Suit, Ashker v. Brown, on February 12, 2015 ...
A raised fist holding a pen, with a mic in the foreground: that is the logo for this year’s Louder Than A Bomb festival (LTAB). Organized by Young Chicago ...
“What is democracy?” Black, White, Latino protestors at rallies always chant in response —“This is what democracy looks like.” It is an event, a place, ...
Recently, something wonderful happened. It all started about a year ago when Bruce Noble imagined a summit held to shed light on the black snake that ...
If it wasn’t for public libraries, I would not be able to network and communicate with like-minded individuals. I live in Texas, which has the fifth worst ...
