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Mayors warn cuts to block grants will cost jobs
March 1, 2011Mayors around the country are reacting with alarm to the cuts proposed for the Community Development Block Grant program.
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Lurching toward the peak
March 1, 2011While much of the talk about "peak oil" can be dismissed as hysterical catastrophizing, there is an underlying reality that humankind must come to grips with.
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Video: The Windy City protests federal housing cuts
February 28, 2011On Friday close to one thousand Chicagoans turned out at the Illinois State Office Building hopping mad about planned federal budget cuts proposed for HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development).
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Video: Chicago rally for Wisconsin workers
February 28, 2011Well over 2000 union and community activists turned out last Saturday in Chicago to support battling public workers in Wisconsin.
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Ten Commandments and public square don’t mix
February 28, 2011The Supreme Court's recent hearing on the Ten Commandments, while good, still leaves the debate unsettled.
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