The Teachers’ Strike Wave Comes to Charter Schools
Chicago charter school educators are poised to strike. Their unionization and militant organizing show how teachers around the country can fight corporate education reform.
5 Articles by: Rachel T. Johnson
Rachel Johnson is a writer based in Chicago. She holds a master's degree in US history from Northwestern University.
Sixteen Shots and a Conviction
Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer who shot Laquan McDonald sixteen times, has been found guilty of murder. It’s a major victory for Chicago activists and the broader movement against police brutality.
Richard DeVos, Great American Scam Artist
Right-wing billionaire Richard DeVos, who died at ninety-two last week, tried to cover up his life’s record — pioneering the cruel pyramid scheme Amway, attacking organized labor, fighting LGBTQ equality — with philanthropy. But he should be remembered as a bigoted con artist.
The Great Welfare Wall
Stephen Miller’s heinous proposal draws on a long, bipartisan history of weaponizing welfare against immigrants.
Striking for Patients
Nurses in Vermont are on strike not just for better pay, but for a system that puts patients over profits.