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This week the Chicago Public Schools enacted their first strike in 25 years prompting both a local and national debate on the place for unions in the modern labor workforce. Chicago’s mayor has called the action a “strike of choice,” while public school teachers united across the city staying out of the classroom and keeping Read More
A second blurb on immigration. Sue us, but it is DREAM Relief Day. This time N.Y.C. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is making news for his insistence that the issue of immigration reform be featured in the presidential debates this fall. “America is committing economic suicide by failing to confront the issue of immigration reform,” the mayor Read More
If you are in the Chicago area, there is a new theater festival on the local arts scene. The Yo Solo Festival is a collaboration between Teatro Vista and Collaboraction, two organizations committed to uplifting and promoting independent theater arts. From historic land battles in New Mexico, to Chicago through the eyes of Mexican immigrants, Read More