Ronald Weaver is no saint. He smelled like booze. He says he drinks, he has been suicidal in the past,…
The Refugee Health Alliance: Sending Love Across the Border (A View of the Wall, and Life in Tijuana)
Daniel Lichtenstein-Boris Donate To the Refugee Health Alliance Today Trump made the wall, and defeating the ‘migrant caravan’ the issue…
The Refugee Health Alliance: Sending Love Across the Wall (Doctors And Nurses Travel Across the Border)
Daniel Lichtenstein-Boris Donate To the Refugee Health Alliance Today Trump made the wall, and defeating the ‘migrant caravan’ the issue…
The Refugee Health Alliance: Sending Love Across the Wall (Eddie, A Honduran Activist Who Fled Death Squads)
By Daniel Lichtenstein-Boris Donate to the Refugee Health Alliance Trump made the wall, and defeating the ‘migrant caravan’ the issue…
A Chicago Teacher’s Perspective on The Los Angeles Teachers Strike
By Robert Bartlett Introduction The United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) has won a big, although limited victory. Fighting in…
The Day The Shutdown Ended: Six Federal Workers Describe the Impact of 35 Days Without Pay
Federal employees are finally back at work. Passing a three week temporary spending bill, the government may still shut down…
#WomensMarch
So, at the Women’s March in LA, I stumbled upon Jesse Lee Peterson, who most recently defended Rep. Steve King…
Jackie Goldberg for School Board: The Fight Over Control of Los Angeles Unified School District
On the eve of a historic teachers strike, Jackie Goldberg, speaking at the United Teachers of Los Angeles union headquarters,…
The Wall Is Falling: Criminal Justice Reform in Chicago and LA
A wave of outrage against America’s ‘Carceral State’ of mass incarceration has made the promise of community reinvestment, demilitarization, and…
Toni Preckwinkle and the Chicago Austerity Machine
First in a series. By Daniel Lichtenstein-Boris, Research Director of Service Employees International Union Local 73 from 2012-2017 For many…