Two precincts in the 7th ward voted to pass an ordinance that would address ongoing displacement, in part due to construction of the Obama Presidential Center.
On November 9, 26 students and two faculty were arrested by the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) during a sit-in at Rosenwald Hall in protest of the University’s investments in institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians. Though legal charges have been dropped, the University’s disciplinary process is ongoing. Gathered here are excerpts from.
Texas has a tax on menstrual products. This begs the question, are Tampons a luxury item? Are they not a medical necessity? According to Texas lawmakers, these feminine “accessories” are luxury, aren’t necessities, and therefore must be taxed without question.