Posted on December 18, 2009
Chicago has long been an important center for both manufacturing and shipping goods. (Photo courtesy UE Local 110)
Between China and big box stores, minimum wage ‘temp’ workers take a stand. By Roger Bybee
The Chicago area has long been one of the nation’s most important manufacturing centers.
But now that the City of Big Shoulders has been stripped of much of its industrial base, state and local officials—along with corporate developers—hope to capitalize on its evermore important role as a transportation hub in the global supply chain.
Chicago is a critical juncture for distribution of goods throughout the nation, and by locating just outside the city, the… more
Matthew Hoh’s warning to Obama goes unheeded in Afghanistan.
The rare resignation on principle is always telling in American government. When Matthew Hoh left the State Department in October--a Marine Captain in Iraq who became a diplomat in Afghanistan early this year--his act was… more
An open letter to my students. Dear Students,
Where have we--your elders-failed?
Last year marked the 40th anniversary of the Columbia University uprisings. The students had many grievances, including the university's attempt to build a private gym in a public park… more
The federally sanctioned murder of a Black Panther.
Jeffrey Haas tells a story that many of us have long waited to read. His book, The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther (Lawrence Hill Books,… more
On last Wednesday's edition of Chicago Public Radio's Worldview, Havana-born author Achy Obejas discussed the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution with host Jerome McDonnell. Obejas edited... more
President Barack Obama's much-anticipated arrival in Copenhagen today has turned from a hopeful sign of success into a grim reality check. Immediately after arriving this morning, Obama... more
COPENHAGEN—While a two-dimensional view casts the COP15 climate summit in Copenhagen as a battle between the United States and China — over monetary commitments for developing countries... more
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Viewpoint
 By David Sirota
Every now and then, an insider inadvertently exposes the hideous rationalizations that run the American political grotesquerie. The best known of these statements are memorialized on… more
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