John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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Chicago protestors: Cut the Pentagon, not our health
February 15, 2013Don't break our hearts, stop in the name of love; we can't have cuts to programs we depend upon.
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Illinois governor’s plans for continued attack on public workers
February 8, 2013Gov. Pat Quinn sugarcoated an attack on public workers with a host of progressive policy proposals.
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Chicago activists: Ending police crimes is fight for democracy
February 1, 2013Alton Logan spent 26 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, because evidence exonerating him was concealed by officers of the Chicago Police Department.
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Zero troops in Afghanistan is the right number
January 11, 2013Afghan president Hamid Karzai visited Washington to hammer out the framework for a long-term relationship with the United States.
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Sandy Hook vigils mourn victims, vow action
December 17, 2012Candlelight vigils were held nationwide mourning the victims of the Dec. 14 massacre. They promised hope for a national conversation and vows for action on mental health care and gun control.
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Lesson for the day – stop Fat Cats from robbing our schools
November 15, 2012TIFs - or Tax Increment Financing - is a method powerful financial interests have devised to divert public monies to private coffers.
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Clergy: “Reject grand bargain, tax the rich”
November 12, 2012Federal budget cuts will devastate social programs, "plunge communities into ruin and destruction, and cost lives."
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Mega-storm now underway a taste of what may be
October 29, 2012"Frankenstorm" is a reminder that voters in the 2012 Elections have a stark choice between radically different approaches to environmental policy, climate change, and science.
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