Christians join Women’s March in Washington
By Christen Gall WASHINGTON, D.C. — Her protest started with a plane ticket. Verity Ramirez, a 26-year-old medical resident at Maine Medical Center in Portland,
February 1, 2017
By Christen Gall WASHINGTON, D.C. — Her protest started with a plane ticket. Verity Ramirez, a 26-year-old medical resident at Maine Medical Center in Portland,
By Alexa Mencia [A version of the story was originally published in The American Prospect.] Operating room nurse Jose Aguiluz knew that Deferred Action for
Standing Rock These stories on Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline have been supported in part by SJNN and the McCormick Foundation. They have
By Jingzhe(Kelly) Wang Marktown, in East Chicago, Indiana, is less than a half hour drive from the south side of Chicago. It’s in a different
By Cloee Cooper Sarah Willis lives near a former U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery, Inc. plant with her husband and granddaughter in East Chicago, Indiana.
By Marianna Brady President-elect Trump has used Twitter during his campaign and after his presidential election victory to speak directly with the public. He’s harnessed
By Cloee Cooper Many organizations were caught off guard by Donald Trump’s election. Some saw it coming when the presidential campaign geared up last January.
By Puja Bhattacharjee The LGBTQ community in Chicago is not taking any chances on President-elect Donald Trump’s shifting statements. Organizations and groups advocating LGBTQ rights are
By Alex Ortiz During the afternoon of Nov. 20, a group of some 15 protesters walked down a closed off streets at Kedzie Avenue and
By Wen-Yee Lee Max Sansing was spray-painting a ragged wall of an underpass between Little Village and North Lawndale — a border that separates Mexican-American