We asked local comic designer and art activist and organizer, Vicko Alvarez Vega, to break down why last night’s election was a victory against Chicago machine politics at every level.  References to machine politics and race dynamics in Chicago aren’t super common in other cities so very briefly here’s a summary of how much this […]

Winning a Fair Chance in Austin In March 2016, a fight led by formerly incarcerated people passed Fair Chance Hiring in Austin, making it the first city in the South to require private employers to delay questions about a criminal conviction until later in the hiring process. Since then, this growing movement has fought to keep [...]