Lightfoot administration quietly renewed ShotSpotter contract that Johnson has vowed to cancel
Tom SchubaApr 2023
A ShotSpotter spokeswoman said the multimillion-dollar deal was extended in October, the same month Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson declared his candidacy. Read the full story here. While Brandon Johnson was vowing on the campaign trail to end the city’s contract with
Why the biggest players in crypto are worried about Adrienne Harris
Leo SchwartzApr 2023
Click here to read the full story. The Monday morning after the third-largest bank failure in U.S. history, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul hosted a press briefing to talk down a nation on the edge. The bank, Signature, had a
April 4 Runoff May Determine Whether Chicago Remains Playground for the Wealthy
Kelly HayesApr 2023
The Chicago mayoral election pits a neoliberal school privatizer against a public school teacher and union organizer. Read the full story here. Tensions are high in Chicago, where early voting is underway in a hotly contested mayoral runoff. Incumbent Lori
Chicago Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas Is Being Bought by the Rich
Matthew Cunningham-CookMar 2023
With $1.6 million in his pocket from wealthy finance donors, Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas is attacking his progressive opponent Brandon Johnson’s plan to fund public schools and city infrastructure by taxing financial transactions. Read the full story here. In
How Vallas Helped Wall Street Loot Chicago’s Schools
Matthew Cunningham-CookMar 2023
Chicago’s mayoral aspirant enriched banks and helped create a financial crisis for the nation’s fourth largest school system. Read the full story here. When he led the Chicago school system, mayoral candidate Paul Vallas took actions that resulted in more
Collapsed Signature Bank Made Risky Loans to Predatory Landlords
Roshan AbrahamMar 2023
Housing advocates are highlighting how the failed bank fueled NYC’s housing crisis by funding predatory landlords. Read the full article here. Over the past week, bank runs have caused multiple U.S. institutions serving the technology and crypto industries to collapse.
Ritchie Torres went from crypto ‘newbie’ to key ally in Washington. Now he could shape the industry’s post-FTX future
Leo SchwartzJan 2023
In early December, U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres stood at a lectern embossed with the congressional seal in his district office in the Bronx, staring with his head cocked at a line of local news cameras. Read the full story here.
DHS Funds Surveillance Technology in US Cities, Report Says
Emily BirnbaumDec 2022
Equipment used to detect gunshots, identify crime hotspotsCritics say tools disproportionately used in minority areas Source: Bloomberg By Emily Birnbaum December 6, 2022 at 10:55 AM PST Technology companies including Microsoft Corp., Motorola Solutions Inc. and Palantir Technologies
Activist groups call on T-Mobile to stop providing cell service to the Guantánamo Bay prison site
Caroline HaskinsOct 2022
A coalition of 22 organizations is calling on T-Mobile to end its work with the Department of Defense providing cell service to the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base and detention camp. Read the full story here. T-Mobile has worked with the
Why the Left Needs to Change How It Fights
Lucy Dean StocktonOct 2022
Bree Carlson, the new executive director of ACRE, discusses the struggle for racial and economic justice in a world of global capital. Read the full story here. The left, says Bree Carlson, needs to rethink its strategy. Tired of fighting