Chicago
In the “other Chicago,” mental health patients out of options
May 23, 2012Millions gathered in the Windy City for the NATO summit. But over in the "other Chicago" - the inner city, Latino and African American-majority neighborhoods, people are suffering.
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Iraq and Afghanistan veterans return medals at NATO protest
May 22, 2012U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars threw their medals towards the site of the NATO Summit May 20 in what was called the most dramatic antiwar action by ex-GIs since Vietnam.
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Tom Morello, Nurses Union gather in Chicago
May 21, 2012The event and its guitar-shredding conclusion saw nurses and workers of all ages and ethnicities, and from all walks of life, joining together and cheering Morello's encouraging words.
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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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