John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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Gay pride parades celebrate “landmark year”
June 26, 2012Under sunny skies and seas of rainbow flags, millions of Americans participated in gay pride parades across the country June 24, celebrating what many are calling a "landmark year" in advances for gay, lesbian, bisexual and...
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Congress Hotel strikers on 9th anniversary: “We’re not going anyplace”
June 18, 2012"We're not going anyplace, we're still here and we're going to be loud and proud at our protests!"
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Chicago teachers cast overwhelming strike authorization vote
June 12, 2012With Chicago teachers facing a hostile mayor and Chicago Board of Education in negotiations for a new contract, 90% of teachers union members have voted to authorize a strike.
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Efforts to slash Illinois public worker pensions collapse
June 1, 2012The legislative session was unable to reach an agreement. Gov. Quinn has promised to call a special summer session to pass pension reform legislation.
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Pay your share! Community members crash Chicago Mercantile Exchange
May 25, 2012Who would have guessed the Mercantile Exchange needed help from Illinois taxpayers?
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NATO protest reflections: Winning tactics vs. dead ends
May 24, 2012One by one, they threw their medals toward the generals and statesmen behind the high barricades surrounding the NATO Summit in Chicago.
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VIDEO Iraq & Afghanistan vets: why NATO can have my medals
May 23, 2012VIDEO U.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. Hear their...
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NATO week: Foreclosure protesters dump furniture at Citibank
May 17, 2012Carrying furniture from a foreclosed home through the streets, protesters marched on Citibank and the Cook County Sheriff.
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