Despite many attempts to curb underage drinking, it’s an inevitable fact that teenagers will find a way to get drunk. Hell, I’ve been drinking since I was 17, and looking back on the past 11 years makes me realize just how ridiculous my friends and I once were (let alone the fact that we’ve been drinking […]
Chicago’s “Historic” Torture Reparations Package
Post written by special guest contributor, Freddy Martinez. Chicago has become the first U.S. city to formally acknowledge torture by its police department. Community activists, victims and lawyers first pushed to expose widespread torture under police commander Jon Burge over twenty-seven years ago. The work began when People’s Law Office represented Andrew Wilson’s civil lawsuit against Chicago Police and Burge […]