Donald Trump did what the Chicago Seven were wrongly accused of doing: He incited a riot

When The Trial of the Chicago 7 was released in fall 2020, Aaron Sorkin felt the story was relevant because of how Donald Trump had demonized legitimate protests that followed the police killings of …

Deported immigrants are best served by organizer networks, not a ‘benevolent administration’

by Irene Romulo

This article was originally published at Prism

The day before Halloween, Jesus Alberto “Beto” Lopez and his mom spent hours baking nearly 100 loaves of traditional pan de muerto for …

Fake COVID-19 testing sites are scamming vulnerable communities across the country

by Sravya Tadepalli

This article was originally published at Prism

When Houston resident Paul Middendorf woke up congested one early morning this month, he decided to get tested for COVID-19. He found …

Teachers and students fight for remote learning and better safety precautions at school

This article was originally published at Prism

When Nora Flanagan tried logging on to Google Classroom on Jan. 5 to teach her high school English students remotely, she found that she was locked out …

Leaders hope if they pretend omicron isn't happening, schools will magically stay staffed and safe

Teachers are once again under attack—and under pressure to compromise their own safety and that of their students—as they try to cope with the challenges of a resurgent coronavirus pandemic.

After the …

Political leaders stick to 'schools must remain open' mantra, but omicron is making that difficult

The nation is coming back from the holidays with omicron driving COVID-19 cases sky-high … and most schools are completely unprepared to deal with the results. In many cases, schools are unprepared …

Parler Chronicles: Mixing it up with some disgusting right-wing insurrection fantasies

Anti-vaxx Chronicles aren’t going anywhere, but it gets to be a grind sometimes. So I will occasionally mix it up with Parler Chronicles, exploring the right-wing Twitter-wannabe social media outlet. …

Conservative news outlets and Fox News attack veteran Sen. Duckworth for disability tax break

There are only three things that can be considered policy ideas for the Grand Old Party of racist misogynists these days: 1) people who can reproduce shouldn’t have control over reproductive rights, …

Professor charged with hate crime after spitting on Black woman in front of her 7-year-old daughter

In yet another example of how difficult it is to be a Black person in America just trying to sit in your car and wait for your mother, a Chicago-based professor has been charged with a felony hate …

Veronica Wolski, anti-masker with COVID-19 who QAnon demanded be treated with ivermectin, dies

If you’ve followed the anti-vaxxer movement, you’ve likely heard the name Veronica Wolski. Wolski, an adamant QAnon believer, went viral in the past for both bragging that she refused to wear a face …

School infrastructure should be treated as a human rights issue

This story was originally published at Prism.

By Frank Gettridge

More than a decade ago during my first year as principal of Clara Barton Elementary School on Chicago’s South Side, I experienced …