Brandon Chew
LATEST ARTICLES BY Brandon Chew
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Politics
Chicago Teachers Union tells city council to block ‘snap’ curfew ordinance
May 23, 2025The union said the proposal is a “misguided approach” that “disproportionately targets Black youth.”
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Politics
DOJ opens civil rights investigation after Chicago mayor celebrates office’s diversity
May 21, 2025Mayor Johnson said Trump’s administration is “more interested in creating division” in the U.S. than inclusivity.
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News
Chicago activists want support for teens, not ‘snap’ curfews
May 12, 2025Educators say giving police potentially unconstitutional powers does not address problems faced by youth and their communities.
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More than 250,000 turn out nationwide on May Day
May 2, 2025In Chicago alone, the birthplace of May Day, at least 10,000 rally and then march through the streets.
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Environment
Ojibwe leaders stress the dangers of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline
April 29, 2025They say the proposed location could not be worse for possibility of creating a Great Lakes disaster.
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News
‘Jesus came from the working class:’ Faith leaders back May Day actions
April 25, 2025Jews, Christians, and Muslims map plans for an interfaith gathering at the coming May Day march and rally in Chicago.
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Labor
Chicago: Union leaders say capitalism doesn’t like worker safety
April 23, 2025Labor leaders and activists say cuts endanger many lives, including firefighters suffering from cancer.
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Environment
U.S. Army engineers expedite permits for controversial Great Lakes pipeline tunnel project
April 21, 2025The pipeline’s continued operation has environmentalists and Native American tribes troubled about the potential for an oil spill and the perpetuated use of fossil fuels.
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