A wave of outrage against America’s ‘Carceral State’ of mass incarceration has made the promise of community reinvestment, demilitarization, and a society of solidarity and
Author: Daniel Lichtenstein-Boris
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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 Chicagoans, Toni Preckwinkle is considered
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Read Part One Here http://thewordaliveandactive.com/2018/11/20/the-maze-of-mojave-part-1/ It makes one wonder, whether you could really take it, to be able to handle the power, the vitality and
An Incident On the Train Heading to the Teachers’ Rally Downtown
We too, white men, together with everyone, have a responsibility to fight sexism, racism, and injustice, whether in everyday public spaces, at work, or in
From Fire Comes Life
Across the barren landscape, the charred and wrecked hillsides, blackened and disfigured by a firestorm that swept across California in the weeks prior to a
UTLA is #Strikeready
50,000 Los Angeles Teachers and Community Supporters Rally for Public Education 12/15/18