Some people like to insinuate that Mayor Johnson or Stacy Davis Gates can’t be trusted with money and budgets BUT then clowns like Juan Rangel and Paul Vallas prove that they are the ones who actually can’t be trusted…#AntiBlackness www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/f...

On this Mother’s Day, we honor the mothers who raised us to be educators, leaders, and freedom fighters. Whether you birthed us, raised us, mentored us, or stood by our side, you taught us the most important lessons in life. Happy Mother's Day to the women who shaped the people we are today. 💐

“A growing movement of workers…is uniting against the billionaires in control of our government to defend free and fair elections and our basic rights to free speech, civil rights, labor organizing, and immigrant protections.” @inthesetimes.com #MayDay inthesetimes.com/article/may-...

“We are still fighting for a world in which every person who works for a living can afford to take time off to rest, spend time with their loved ones, and enjoy their lives.” Mayor Johnson #MayDay We Recommit to the Long Struggle of the Labor Movement inthesetimes.com/article/bran...

Last March, millions hit the streets worldwide to say No Kings. Now, with May Day fast approaching, people are looking for what’s next. So on May 1st, don’t work, don’t go to school, and don’t give big corporations a single cent. Join the fight this May Day!

Let's be clear: The Trump Admin's vendetta against the SPLC is a sign of how impactful their work is. The SPLC has been at the forefront of exposing some of America's most notorious hate groups, like the KKK. The fact that the Trump Admin feels threatened by that speaks volumes.

Ah, so the SPLC violated the How Dare You Be Mean To Nazis Law

We were founded as Iraq Veterans Against the War over the devastation we saw with our own eyes when Bush claimed we were going to liberate the people of Iraq and protect Americans. That war is now referred to as a blunder but it was a crime just like this War on Iran is now. /1

67 veterans & military family were arrested as we called for #nowaroniran — but we're not backing down. Donate to support #vetsagainstfascism bit.ly/4evCnMy 📹 Stephen Olson, Ian Segears

CPS has started using Trump lite language in regards to teaching about #MayDay in their comms. What’s the “diverse perspectives” on May Day? That workers should have never got an 8 hour workday, that no one should have weekends off, that Lucy Parsons wasn’t a good labor leader…

My 8th grade history fair paper topic was the Haymarket Affair! Wonder if I still have it somewhere in a box....

New piece in the Tribune via Stacy Davis Gates on behalf of 30,000 Chicago Public Educators “Schools are the anchors of community, the propellers of our democracy & a centerpiece of city planning for any thriving, safe and welcoming neighborhood…” www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/19/o...

May Day is necessary because working people, students, and our communities are under attack. CTU Executive Board Member Bridget Doherty says May 1 is International Workers Day and in 2026, it’s global day of action. Get involved at chicagomayday.org/

Teaching about #MayDay shouldn’t get you on Fox News it should be celebrated. May Day is American history and Chicago History specifically. “On May 1, 1886, 80,000 workers marched up Michigan Avenue in Chicago…” Learn your history-The Haymarket Affair www.illinoislaborhistory.org/the-haymarke...

Dr. David Stovall joined us to discuss his bookEngineered Conflict—and grounded us in the legacy of the April 1, 2016 one-day strike for our futures. When we center the people most impacted, we can change everything—schools, housing, and our city.

At a national May Day Strong meeting, unions including UEW, SEIU, and NNU aligned around one call: No Work. No School. No Shopping. With growing threats to our democracy, we have to show our power on May Day. Read more: bit.ly/4t7RWPc

Millions are rising on May 1 to stand up for democracy and reclaim our future. As educators, this is our civic duty. We teach. We organize. We act. Join us at chicagomayday.org/

It seems educators that if you dare teach the truth about #MayDay, Lucy Parsons, & how workers matter Fox News will attack…because fascism… “Inside teachers' union May Day 'dress rehearsal' critics warn will 'groom' students into Dem 'foot soldiers'” www.foxnews.com/politics/ins...

Chicago Weds. April 8th 6pm

“Staley has always understood optics and grasped the bigger picture. She knows the weight her words carry. She also has an acute awareness, as a Black head coach, that she doesn’t only represent herself in public spaces.” andscape.com/features/daw...

🚨📺 @mayorofchicago.bsky.social on the push to overturn the One Fair Wage ordinance: We had an 83% renewal for [restaurant] business licenses. There's a way in which we can continue to grow and build businesses while also making sure we're taking care of our workers.

Democrats on the City Council trying to roll back the wages of Black and Brown women, at a time when it is getting increasingly more difficult to afford to live in cities across the country, is not only tone deaf, it's irresponsible.

As Trump's economy gets less and less affordable by the day, I will continue standing up for our tipped workers and the One Fair Wage ordinance.

As Veterans, we have not forgotten and will fight to stop another gen. of lives from being destroyed by corrupt politicians who don’t care about the price the rest of us pay while they languish in their gilded offices. If you’re a Vet & agree, join us bit.ly/vafmeeting /4

DraftKings and FanDuel spent big to shape Illinois politics and dodge higher taxes. In the 40th District, Miguel Alvelo-Rivera defeated Jaime Andrade anyway, despite heavy outside spending aimed at defeating those supporting taxing the gaming industry.

Reminder: "A woman speaking up about sexual violence on the Left does so because of her commitment to our work, not in spite of it." inthesetimes.com/article/the-...

Absolutely love this article by Dr. Bettina Love! “Bold action and transformative interventions are necessary to reimagine and create an education system that ends harm and advances justice and racial equity.” @splcenter.org www.splcenter.org/resources/st...

A Third of Civics Teachers Have Changed Lessons for Fear of Political Backlash: Teachers still face pressures from the legislative push to ban "divisive concepts" in the classroom.

Iranian-American: “I’m opposed to my country bombing my family’s country and my tax dollars paying for it. It’s wrong.” (From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social )

Why

The US is not beholden to Israel. Israel doesn't do what the U.S. doesn't also approve of.

The US and Israel continue to strike Iran, hitting oil storage depots and refining facilities for the first time.

Hundreds of activists filled the streets of New York City in protest of the Israeli-US war on Iran and it's engulfing of the wider region's nations.

Trump has made the U.S. war machine impossible to ignore. As the bombing of Iran escalates, more people are rejecting endless war and militarized violence. Khury Petersen-Smith and Azadeh Shahshahani argue we should channel public anger into organizing to dismantle militarism for good.

If the Democratic Party had actual leadership they would’ve went all in for Jasmine Crockett. Why? Because she’s confident, intelligent, & not afraid to stand up to MAGA. Because MAGA gerrymandered her Rep. district. By not supporting her fully the Dems. complied with MAGA, again

Brilliant, bold, and benevolent are appropriate adjectives to describe Jasmine Crockett. She’s consistently stood up to Trump and MAGA. Yet the reason why she wasn’t supported enough by Democrats is because of anti-Blackness and misogynoir.

Inside the weekly vigils that refuse to let Florida’s most notorious detention camp and the immigrants detained there be forgotten.

related to the previous post. "New research from the university suggests that women who carried the bulk of the housework load at age 25 still bear the same heavy burdens decades later as they move into middle age — and that "women's domestic workload only increased during the child-rearing years."

We have $ for a dozen ICE agents to hang around for hours trying to arrest 2 roofers working in MN. Meanwhile, the agency that investigates and prosecutes violations of Americans' right to organize is shedding staff again. Now down to like 1 agency staff per 145,000 workers.

Happening now: anti-war protestors are gathereing in Chicago's Congress Plaza for a demonstration against ongoing U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. Tonight's rally follows a similar protest in Chicago on Saturday; other anti-war actions are being planned across the city over the week.

The Department of Education has hung a massive banner honoring a racist college dropout who built a lucrative career out of targeting professors for harassment

Chicago. Today. 5pm.

We should not be hosting the Olympics or the World Cup. This is not a safe country.

NEW: I and colleagues reviewed 15,000 documents to illuminate how Jeffrey Epstein used VIP doctors to control and manipulate young women* — and how the doctors helped him, treating his needs as more important than the patients'. Gift link. *see next post in thread

"The attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States are illegal, unprovoked, and unjustifiable."

The war is ON Iran not “with Iran”. Just like the war was always ON Palestine. The military actions by our country and Israel are absolutely sick. #NoWarOnIran

The United States and Israel bombed a girls' elementary school in Minab, southern Iran. The US-Israeli strike killed at least 40 children and injured more than 41 others. Heinous terror.

Just woke up to this. 🚨 US and Israel attack Iran.

So Israel is launching a "preventive" strike on Iran and also announcing a state of emergency, because they expect Iran to respond to their "preventive" strike by launching missiles. So like... what's being prevented here?