Politics

Dr. Kookie, You're Right!

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Book, Royko, Mike
Date: 
1984
Abstract: 
For twenty-six years Chicagoan Mike Royko has written the best doggone daily essay column in America. Along the way he's discovered the strange, the unusual, and the truth. So now meet his creation, Dr. I. M. Kookie, who thinks the world is just one big madhouse. Mike Royko thinks so too, but his remedy is to laugh.* *Abstract taken from back cover
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English
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0452265150

The Prison Industrial Complex Is...

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Zine, The Prison Industrial Complex Is...
Date: 
2011
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This zine offers a critical look at the Prison Industrial Complex by combining drawings with statistics about the people who are incarcerated in America today.
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English
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AREA Chicago #7: The Inheritance of Politics

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PO BOX 476971
60647 Chicago
United States
US
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Newspaper, AREA Chicago #7: The Inheritance of Politics
Date: 
2008
Issue: 
7
Abstract: 
Founded in 2005, AREA Chicago supports the work of people and organizations building a socially just city. AREA actively gathers, produces, and shares knowledge about local culture and politics. Its newspaper, website, and events create relationships and sustain community through art, research, education, and activism. *
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English
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* Abstract taken from AREA Chicago website: http://areachicago.org/about/
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http://areachicago.org/about/
*Website not functional as of March 4, 2014.

AREA Chicago #5: How We Learn

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PO BOX 476971
60647 Chicago
United States
US
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Newspaper, AREA Chicago #5: How We Learn
Date: 
2007
Issue: 
5
Abstract: 
Founded in 2005, AREA Chicago supports the work of people and organizations building a socially just city. AREA actively gathers, produces, and shares knowledge about local culture and politics. Its newspaper, website, and events create relationships and sustain community through art, research, education, and activism. *
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English
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* Abstract taken from AREA Chicago website: http://areachicago.org/about/
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http://areachicago.org/about/
*Website not functional as of March 4, 2014.

Peripheral Vision

Location

PO Box 476971
60647 Chicago
United States
US
Catalog Number: 
Newspaper, Peripheral Vision
Date: 
11/01/2009
Issue: 
9
Abstract: 
Founded in 2005, AREA Chicago supports the work of people and organizations building a socially just city. AREA actively gathers, produces, and shares knowledge about local culture and politics. Its newspaper, website, and events create relationships and sustain community through art, research, education, and activism.
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English
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Abstract taken from AREA Chicago website: http://areachicago.org/about/
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AREA Chicago: Intersections

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PO Box 476971
60647 Chicago
United States
US
Catalog Number: 
Newspaper, AREA Intersections
Date: 
October 25, 2012
Issue: 
12
Abstract: 
Founded in 2005, AREA Chicago supports the work of people and organizations building a socially just city. AREA actively gathers, produces, and shares knowledge about local culture and politics. Its newspaper, website, and events create relationships and sustain community through art, research, education, and activism. Many of the articles in this issue focus on specific street intersections throughout Chicago.
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English
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The abstract was taken from the AREA Chicago website: http://areachicago.org/about/
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Community in Transition: 40 years of struggle

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zine, Community in transition: 40 years of struggle
Date: 
2009
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Published in 2009, the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, this piece analyses and describes trends in LGBT community activism from 1969 to the present. It focuses on the tumultuous relationship between the trans and the Lesbian and Gay communities, offering insight into historical and contemporary developments. It was the first written piece published by the Trans Oral History Project and was initially debuted as a companion to a larger historical exhibition by the same title.
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Abstract taken from transoralhistory.com. http://transoralhistory.com/story-bank/writing/community-transition-40-years-stuggle
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transoralhistory.com

It Happened Four Years Ago: Mayor Daley's Brutal Conquest of Chicago's First Ward

Location

1757 W. Augusta Blvd.
60622 Chicago
United States
US
Catalog Number: 
Book, Zelchenko
Date: 
2003
Edition: 
1st
Abstract: 
A book about Mayor Daley's actions during the aldermanic election of February 23, 1999. It discusses the illegal actions taken by the mayor against the campaign of Cynthia Soto. This book examines documents from Chicago's First Ward alderman election of 1999. Allegations of fraud and unlawful practices during the election prompted an FBI investigation and this book presents an expanded version of the FBI report.
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English
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096774895X

The Baffler: Dark Age: Business Culture and the Culture Business

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