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Lauren Gaynor
Lauren Gaynor is a Summer 2015 In These Times editorial intern. She is a senior English and Professional Writing major at Michigan State University and enjoys theater, music and everything that Chicago has to offer.
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The City of Detroit Withheld Water From 40,000 People–So Activists Tapped the Mayor’s Mansion
The action was a bid to draw attention to what the UN has called a violation of human rights MORE
Act Locally · September 9, 2015
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Watch a Very ‘80s Bernie Sanders Make His Folk Music Album on a Public Access TV Show
A 1987 episode of Sanders's public access television show, Bernie Speaks, provides a look at the presidential candidate's musical side. MORE
Features · June 25, 2015
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Neil Young: Donald Trump Shouldn’t Use My Music. Bernie Sanders Can, Though
Young managed to decry Trump's use of his song, lament rising inequality and endorse Sanders all at the same time. MORE
Features · June 22, 2015
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“You can’t just vacuum up all of this data of innocent citizens”
Joel Handley discusses the Chicago Police Department's use of StingRay technology and other high-tech monitoring of people's movements. MORE
Features · June 10, 2015
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Los Angeles Is Getting a $15 Minimum Wage
On Tuesday, Los Angeles passed an ordinance that will raise the citywide minimum wage to $15 by 2020. In a motion that was approved by the Los Angeles City Council 14-1, the minimum wage will... MORE
Working · May 20, 2015
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Walmart’s Absurd Anti-Union Training Video Just Got Leaked
On April 13, Walmart suddenly shut down five stores—two in Texas, one in California, one in Florida and one in Oklahoma—leaving 2,200 workers shocked and unemployed. According to Los... MORE
Working · May 20, 2015
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Oxford University to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Oxford climate activists are the latest to notch a victory against fossil fuel companies. MORE
Features · May 18, 2015
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Factory Fire in the Philippines Leaves 72 Dead
On Wednesday, 72 employees were killed and many were left injured in a large industrial fire in the Philippines. The Kentex Manufacturing Corporation, a footwear manufacturing plant in Valenzuela, started on fire when welders... MORE
Working · May 15, 2015