John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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Wisconsin: The uprising, the recall, and the fight to come
June 5, 2012For the labor movement and its allies, today's recall election of Scott Walker is only part of a groundswell of inspiring actions that began with a historic uprising early in 2011.
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Ten dead, a hundred injured in bloodstained Chicago field
May 25, 2012They were on strike but the strike was just a week old so people were not yet in the direst of straights.
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Latina moms in Chicago: “We’re done crying!”
May 23, 2012Except for one grandmother, the rest of the 20 or so women who patrol the streets around Davis Elementary School here every weekday are in their 20s and 30s.
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Foreclosed homeowner stands his ground on his own porch
May 21, 2012Lamont Newsome stands his ground at a battle post he and his loyal canine partner have maintained every day for a year and three months now - his front porch.
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Thousands converge on Chicago on first big day of protests
May 19, 2012Thousands rallied and marched peacefully in downtown Chicago Saturday in the biggest protests so far against NATO, the relic of the cold war holding a May 20-21 summit here.
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Chicago residents link NATO to neighborhood disasters
May 17, 2012The city's huge Latino community linked what the military alliance is doing worldwide to the violence and foreclosures they face in their neighborhood.
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People aren’t buying what NATO is selling
May 16, 2012Right off the bat, the war in Afghanistan and U.S. military spending are two of the biggest items people are rejecting.
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Chase execs can’t help losing $20 billion
May 15, 2012Chase spent $10 million lobbying this year to weaken regulations that would have prevented the $20 billion debacle. The loss underlines the need, of course, for stronger financial regulations
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