More than 13,500 people have signed a petition urging new prime minister Andy Burnham to put the arts in his upcoming ‘10-year plan’ 👇
More than 13.5k sign petition for arts to feature in Burnham’s 10-year plan
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Elsa Hiltner
@elsahiltner.bsky.social
She/her. Activist for pay equity in the arts. Co-founder of @onourteam.bsky.social Views are all mine, as some require us to say.
chicago art people! midwest art people! join us! interccect.com/art-in-these...
Art In These Times – Fall of Freedom
Art in These Times October 2–4, 2026 Authoritarian assaults on free thinking, fellow feeling, and creative making call for artists to unite in defiance. The 2nd annual Fall of Freedom festival conv…
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As the centerfold of @chicagoreader.com's Sex Issue, I want you to know about the @chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social negotiations the staff are in, and how you can support fair working conditions at one of our city's most vital cultural institutions. Sign the letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Noisy Creek the Chicago Reader Union deserves a fair contract
We, the Chicago Reader Union, have been bargaining a new contract with Noisy Creek management since February 2026. Despite our sacrifices and dedication, management has consistently put forward propo...
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The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus.
An artist brought 'I.C.E. pops' to a Texas campus. The show was shut down in days
The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus.
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And another driver just doored another cyclist in the exact same spot earlier today. We need protected bike lanes bsky.app/profile/papa...
Papa Rides a Bike@paparidesabike.bsky.social · 2mo agoAnother cyclist was just doored in front of Riley O'Neil's memorial on Halsted Street. This happened about one hour ago. The cyclist declined medical treatment from the ambulance and rode away. Unfucking real. You can see the broken car window on the driver's door. #bikeChi
Historian of abolition here, history tells us how we got here, to put it succinctly “John Brown was hanged for treason and Robert E. Lee was not.”
"Lincoln understood the stakes of this choice when he warned at his inauguration in 1861 that if “vital questions affecting the whole people” are to be “irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court,” then “the people will have ceased to be their own rulers.”'🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...
Opinion | Ruling by Ruling, the Supreme Court Is Undoing the Civil Rights Movement
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"War is hell. But a glittering bomb-proof juke joint will feel like a little bit of heaven. And it will be a great place to hide if you happen to start another one."
McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 3mo ago"Sir, it is my well-considered opinion, based on many years of military experience, that what these United States need most at this moment in time is a bullet and cannonball-proof ballroom. Gilded. I demand it."
In my personal newsletter: What older women keep telling me. amandalitman.substack.com/p/noted-than...
Noted, thank you for the feedback
What older women keep telling me (and what I wish I could say back)
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Rally tomorrow (4/21) at Sheridan and Kenmore 10am-4pm! Unionized faculty deserve a fair contract at @loyolachicago.bsky.social!
SEIU Local 73@seiulocal73.bsky.social · 4mo agoUnionized faculty at Loyola Chicago are ready to do whatever it takes to win a fair contract. #FairContractNow @loyolachicago.bsky.social
"A friend who’s been deep into the whisper network on the operative side noted that after years of hearing these stories, they’ve never been wrong. The whisper network doesn’t whisper about nothing." Read this full interview.
Amanda Litman@amandalitman.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe rise of Swalwell was not surprising — stupid bad men succeed all the time. His fall, however, has shocked me. Part of why he faced consequences is the horrific nature of what he did. But I also suspect it’s partially bc of the way the story broke: Content creators were the tip of the spear.
We're hosting a program about the history of live performance and antitrust laws, including the Live Nation/Ticketmaster lawsuit on June 9th with Spencer Weber Waller. Get registered (and check out his book!) law-arts.org/event/power-...
Power & Greed: Monopolies, Mergers, and Cartels on the American Stage - Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Join us for a discussion with Spencer Weber Waller and his fascinating forthcoming book, Power and Greed: Monopolies, Mergers, and Cartels on the American
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If you haven't been following the union faculty contract negotiations at @loyolachicago.bsky.social, you should. Teachers deserve a living (and thriving) wage. Loyola needs to live out their mission and come to the table with a fair and equitable deal. www.instagram.com/reel/DXFWKmp...
SEIU Local 73 on Instagram: "Union faculty at Loyola University Chicago are advocating for a fair contract and spreading the word in the university community. Stay tuned for more updates from union fa...
51 likes, 2 comments - seiulocal73 on April 13, 2026: "Union faculty at Loyola University Chicago are advocating for a fair contract and spreading the word in the university community. Stay tuned for ...
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I started this program three years ago and it's one of my favorites. Please apply/spread the word - it has served the artists who have gone through it very well.
@lca-illinois.bsky.social · 4mo ago📣Applications are OPEN for our LLC Formation Cohort! Apply by April 20th and take your artistic business to the next level with workshops, mentorship, and legal clinics built for creative entrepreneurs. Learn more and apply now: zurl.co/U5BUY
You're probably gonna see a lot of this photo today, so just a reminder that it's fake
Investigating alleged photo of Melania Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell and unidentified girls
The image spread soon after the Department of Justice released more than 3 million files pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein.
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I'm really loving the belts they're wearing in zero gravity.
every time i write about wage theft i do a double take because it's so crazy corporations steal more than $50 bn from workers' paychecks each year, illegally paying workers less than they earned for their labor that significantly exceeds the combined losses from larceny, burglary, & vehicle theft
what next? what, are we gonna provide *roads* for the wealthy too? gonna have health inspectors keep contaminants out of their groceries? are we just gonna have gutters and sewer systems around rich people's homes?
Waldo Jaquith@waldo.net · 4mo agoBoy, what a terrible headline. We *need* the wealthy to participate in public services. If only poor people ride the bus, then rich people won't wield their power in support of public transit or, worse, will wield their power *against* it.
The way the cops act in Hyde Park on warm nights, you'd think it was a sundown town. It's truly disgusting.
Women with an advanced degree are paid the same as men with just a bachelor's. And at every education level, women's hourly wages are about 20% lower than men's
It's only Wednesday. Chicago politics needs to get a grip. chicago.suntimes.com/2026/03/25/c...
CHA Commissioner Debra Parker accused of defrauding the public housing agency
After an internal investigation, a hearing officer recommended the Chicago Housing Authority revoke Parker's housing subsidy, finding that she engaged in a pattern of actions to mislead the agency.
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we have been giving workshops over the last few months and started doing office hours with folks around the city so they can file FOIAs with us this Friday, we're hosting another office hours, it will be the Happy Birthday Mayor Johnson edition what do you want to know about the Mayor's Office?
making art@marigoldmagic.bsky.social · last yr.this summer, we will collectively study and expand our look city agencies and their use of tools to enclose be on the lookout for public invitations! FOIA 101, politics of enclosure, research together and reading together follow @aoife.bsky.social + @anthonymoser.com for updates also
1. "Attribution" is the new "do it for exposure." 2. The empty bookshelves behind the Grammarly CEO are... *chef's kiss.* www.theverge.com/podcast/8987...
Confronting the CEO of the AI company that impersonated me
Superhuman CEO Shishir Mehrotra responds to the Grammarly “expert review” controversy, and whether AI is extracting more value than it creates.
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Something is deeply wrong with your business model if it relies on paying your workers a sub-minimum wage. Glad to hear that Johnson plans to veto this greedy and shortsighted repeal of One Fair Wage in Chicago. blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/18/c...
City Council Freezes Tipped Wage Increase, But Mayor Says He'll Veto
Alderpeople in 2023 approved a gradual phase-out of the so-called subminimum wage for tipped workers by 2028. But pushback from restaurant owners led the City Council to halt future increases.
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seeing Chavez’s legacy be swiftly and correctly decimated is a powerful reminder that we as a society could, actually, hold people accountable when credible allegations are made that they are child molesters