DEC 22, 2015 @ 12:36 PM Which Are Death Spiral States? William Baldwin CONTRIBUTOR  Forbes Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. https://www.thinglink.com/scene/735521934803992578 //www.thinglink.com/card/735521934803992578" target="_blank">//www.thinglink.com/card/735521934803992578 Does your state have more takers than makers? Check it out. California has a powerful economy, with 14 million private-sector jobs....
Left to right: BLM Founders Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi Exposing Black Lives Matter Written by Rev. Dr. Eric M. Wallace, PhD. In my lifetime I have seen a number of organizations and movements pull at the heartstrings of the African American...
We support the legislation filed by State Rep. LaShawn Ford to allow for a recall election of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the group of legislators and candidates standing up when they should stand up with Representative Ford. Statement Released by...
Task Force on Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates On December 17 I attended a Final Report meeting for the Task Force on Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates in Chicago. The Task Force's purpose is to study issues of local government and school...
Reaction to Rahm Should be Peaceful, but Not Calm A few weeks ago, the nation watched the video of a police officer firing 16 shots at Laquan McDonald, a young black man, armed with only a small knife and walking...
Republicans Should Take Lead to Recall Rahm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNmUZCQhmE8 In the immortal words of Judge Smails in Caddyshack, “Well, we’re waiting!” We’re not waiting for Danny Noonan to make a putt at Bushwood Country Club. We’re waiting for bush league Illinois Republicans to...
Illinois Seeks Backdoor Disarmament Legislation David A. Lombardo   Nietzsche wrote, "All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth." I can't imagine a time in the history of our...
  Illinois House of Representatives Speaker Mike Madigan’s comments at a recent event prove that the long-serving speaker simply does not understand the problems Illinois faces in terms of low wages for the working class, significant blue-collar job losses and a broken workers’ compensation...
Teachers Union Votes to Protect Power By Pat Hughes   The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has voted to strike because their egregious contract demands were not met.   One of the main sticking points in the negotiation is that the union is refusing to increase...
Obama Getting His Terrorist Homeboys New Jobs by Kevin Jackson | Dec 13, 2015 The Black Sphere At least Obama is getting somebody new, real jobs. Such is the case for another former GITMO bad guy. America’s armed forces shed blood to...

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