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Judge gives go-ahead to lawsuit aimed at stopping Chicago Obama

Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Tue, 02/19/2019 - 6:57pm

Judge gives go-ahead to lawsuit aimed at stopping Chicago Obama

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit filed by an advocacy group hoping to halt construction of former President Barack Obama's $500 million presidential center on Chicago's South Side can proceed.

The Obama Effect and why neoliberal Democrats are struggling

Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 4:19pm

After Hillary Clinton unexpectedly struggled in the 2016 election with the black vote and the women's vote, Hillary's megadonors met with potential presidential nominee Kamala Harris during a trip to the Hamptons in 2017. Obviously the idea was to double-down on Identity Politics.
Two weeks after Harris announced her candidacy, she sent out this email.

Opinion: Taxpayers are right to question incentives for economic development — and not just for Amazon

Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 3:04pm

If you’re interested in the many ways our ‘Reps’ are allowing huge corporations to screw us taxpayers and destroy our communities, you might be interested in the ways they are actively making sure that we can’t find out about it, this is a great article. And kinda long.

Opinion: Taxpayers are right to question incentives for economic development — and not just for Amazon

Companies secretly renegotiate deals so they don’t have to deliver the jobs first promised

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