Posts Tagged ‘Chicago’
At a time of Black Lives Matter We Should Remember and Learn the Lessons of Those Who Fought for Civil Rights in the Deep South
At a time of Black Lives Matter We Should Remember and Learn the Lessons of Those Who Fought for Civil Rights in the Deep South How a Black Spy Infiltrated the Confederate White House, the Freedom Riders and 6 Heroines of the Struggle It is Black History Month and it is opportune to cover some of…
Read MoreFlint Taylor’s, ‘The Torture Machine: Racism and Police Violence in Chicago,’
Flint Taylor’s, ‘The Torture Machine: Racism and Police Violence in Chicago,’ Bringing Police Torture in Chicago to the Full Light of Day I confess to knowing little about police brutality in Chicago except that there was rather a lot of it. What I didn’t know in particular is how torture was systemised by the Chicago…
Read MoreSocialism in the United States – Is it making a Come Back?
Focus on Milwaukee and Chicago – Can the United States put the Cold War and McCarthyism behind it? Bernie Sander’s challenge for the Democratic Party’s nomination in 2016 was unique for a number of reasons, not least for the fact that he was the first mainstream Presidential contender to openly call himself a socialist. The…
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