John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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Class battle lines drawn in Chicago council elections
January 25, 2011Chicago City Council elections are shaping up to be a contest between a coalition of organized labor, the many racially and ethnically diverse communities, their organizations and small businesses against the big financial and corporate interests...
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Red-baiting muddies the waters
January 12, 2011More than anything, American public opinion is galvanized in its revulsion to the horrific crimes committed in Tucson, Ariz.
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Big business drives Illinois anti-teacher bill
January 6, 2011CHICAGO - Under the guise of "school reform," big corporate foundations, banking and speculative hedge fund investors are pulling out all stops to ram an anti-teacher measure through the Illinois state legislature.
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DADT repeal to end discriminatory policy
December 20, 2010In what many are calling a landmark vote for expanding civil rights and equality, the US Senate voted 65-31 to repeal the discriminatory “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy in the military on Dec. 18.
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Chicago grassroots to mayoral candidates: we want a people’s agenda
December 17, 2010CHICAGO - What are the most urgent issues this city's next mayor must address? That question was mulled by over 2,000 grassroots community activists Dec. 14 in a political style convention.
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Protests continue over FBI raids, new subpoenas of peace activists
December 10, 2010CHICAGO - Alarmed by the blatant fishing expedition and government intimidation of antiwar activists, more than 100 protesters held an emergency picket line at the Dirksen Federal Building here on Dec. 6.
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Can anybody beat Rahm?
November 19, 2010CHICAGO - Can anyone beat Rahm? That's the question on the minds of many Chicagoans as the Nov. 22 candidate petition-filing deadline for mayor of the nation's third largest city fast approaches.
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Historic voter mobilization blocks Republican takeover of Illinois
November 9, 2010In the face of a horrible economic crisis and torrent of secret outside money, progressive forces blocked a complete takeover of Illinois state government by Republicans.
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