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You don’t have to go far from the Democratic National Convention to see how much worse things are now than when President Obama took office. In fact, just four miles away from the convention, what were once thriving businesses are

Code Pink cofounders and staunch Occupy supporters Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin were on hand Thursday to view the Occupy Unmasked screening at the Republican National Convention. Following the screening of the film, both Evans and Benjamin agreed to interviews

Medea Benjamin, left-wing activist and co-founder of Code Pink, has mixed feelings about Citizens United’s new film “Occupy Unmasked.” Benjamin, who was featured in the film, told Breitbart News, “I don’t think it represents what the Occupy movement is all

For Occupiers protesting the Republican National Convention, some within their ranks are too poor to be part of the 99%. In “Romneyville,” the protester welcoming camp in Tampa, Florida, residents spoke about dissension within the Occupy movement. Interviewees said Romneyville

Occupy protesters, anarchists, and other left-wing revolutionaries have been ramping up direct-action protest demonstrations all week in opposition to the RNC convention being held in Tampa, Florida.   While organizers claimed the Monday protests would draw thousands, only 250 showed

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL 9) failed to appear at a protest that she helped organize Tuesday night in Evanston, Illinois, wherein demonstrators delivered petitions to Bain Capital’s local office. Despite Schakowsky’s failure to show, Huffington Post is now claiming Schakowsky, a co-chair

Occupy Chicago’s nickname for Chicago’s infamous Mayor Rahm Emanuel, “Mayor 1%,” is looking more accurate than ever–but for reasons that do not fit the self-proclaimed “99 percent’s” typical narrative. More likely, Emanuel’s plan to spend millions on the 1% percent

Saturday in Chicago, Broke Party protesters showed up to speak out against President Obama at the Bud Billiken Parade, the nations oldest and largest African-American parade. The president, who over the weekend held the annual White House Iftar dinner to celebrate

Friday night, across the country (sort of), gay marriage activists turned out in less than impressive numbers to stage a “kiss-in” protest against the fast-food chain Chick-fil-A. The controversy–out of Chicago, of course–was sparked after Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno declared

Chicago- Alderman Proco Moreno hit back at Chicago’s Cardinal George Thursday, calling him “un-Christian” after the Cardinal dismissed the Alderman’s actions against restaurant chain Chick-fil-A. This past Sunday, Cardinal George took to his blog to officially weigh in on Chicago

Just as the Tea Party was born on the streets of Chicago just a few years ago, there’s a new rumbling taking place again. This time, in one of Chicago’s poorest and most violent neighborhoods. This past Thursday, in the

Wednesday morning the Chicago Republican Party held a press conference to discuss a discrimination and human rights complaint it filed with the Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan, against Chicago 1st Ward Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno. The complaint is in response

Last Wednesday, Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno of Chicago’s 1st Ward declared he was invoking “aldermanic privilege” to stop Chick-fil-A from moving forward with plans to open a restaurant. When I stopped by the Alderman’s office to try speak with Moreno

Citizen journalist reporting of ballot integrity irregularities in the Wisconsin recall election led Media Trackers to uncover information that has resulted in the investigation of SEIU senior organizer Haynes for potential vote fraud. This uncovers a pattern of behavior that

According to the National Newspaper Publishers Association also known as the Black Press of America, President Obama is avoiding Black media outlets. This past June, the NNPA held its annual convention in Atlanta. One discussion panel, “Get Out the Vote,”

There are particular rules of etiquette in America when it comes to displaying our flag–the U.S. Flag Code. However, sadly, some of our elected officials have either never heard of the code and just learning of its existence or, even

On Sunday, June 24, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) marched in Chicago’s annual Gay Pride Parade. Congresswoman Schakowsky informed me this was about the 30th time she has attended the event. After speaking with the congresswoman briefly about the incident at

Occupy Chicago appears to be engaged in its own missing person investigation. It’s really no surprise, considering members’ disdain for law enforcement authorities. During NATO protests in Chicago, Occupy Chicago adopted the “Chicago Principles,” a code of conduct that prohibited

After a massive blowout in the recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, State Senator Van Wanggaard still finds himself trailing his challenger John Lehman by 834 votes. This has prompted a recount of the results, which began on Wednesday.

Thanks to redistricting and a retiring incumbent, an Illinois senate district that’s usually a comfortable home for the democrat machine in Chicago’s north suburbs is now in play for Republican candidate Dr. Arie Friedman. This seat will no doubt be

You may have heard about the Islamic Khilafah Conference in Illinois that took place on Sunday. Although, it’s not likely you have heard much if anything about it from the mainstream media. Hizb ut-Tahrir-America scheduled its fourth annual Khilafah Confernce

Breitbart News continues to receive new reports of potential voter fraud, ballot insecurity and unethical activity on behalf of the community-organized left in Racine, Wisconsin during the recall elections of June 5. After a blowout victory for Governor Scott Walker

Racine, WI–The results are in for the big show that was the attempted recall of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, and they are proving that the left’s effort was an epic and embarrassing failure. But the State Senate recall election of

This morning AFL-CIO Wisconsin President Phil Neuenfeldt kicked off this rolling GOTV effort at the Machinist Union in Racine, WI, according the AFL-CIO member driving this truck. I caught up with the driver (a Milwaukee resident) of this mobile unit

Chicago Alderman Anthony Beale gave new meaning to constituent advocacy yesterday when he told Metra’s executive director “people are going to get hurt” in the dispute over how many minorities they decide to hire for a railroad bridge project, the

As part of the week of protests against NATO in Chicago, the National Nurses United union staged its own demonstration in Daley Plaza, centered around a message of wealth redistribution and class warfare. Their protest was part of a series

This morning Americans for Prosperity (AFP) kicked off a four-day bus tour in Milwaukee to highlight the recent successes in Wisconsin and continuing to stay focused on the future challenges the dairy state faces. The tour is called “A Better

Update (5 p.m. CDT): The website appears to have been restored. The Chicago Police Department website is currently offline due to an apparent hacking. A few days ago a Second City Cop reported about a “virus warning” that has been

Three of the individuals arrested in the Wednesday apartment raid of an Occupy Chicago member were charged last night with conspiracy to commit terrorism. The suspects, Brian Church, 20, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Jared Chase, 24, of Keene, N.H.; and

NATO weekend is officially here. Busloads of Occupiers, anarchists, communists, and other radicals have been arriving for the past few days in Chicago.  Events and “actions” began on Monday this week–with eight arrests that morning at the Obama campaign headquarters–and

Anti-NATO demonstrations are now entering full force in Chicago, after Monday morning saw arrests of demonstrators at President Obama’s campaign headquarters. Tuesday night marked the beginning of the ugly scene Chicagoans have been preparing for, mentally, for months, as a

According to the Chicago Tribune, the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that the Illinois Eavesdropping Act “likely violates” the First Amendment.  The antiquated law prohibits everyday uses of ubiquitous gadgets that most Americans carry in their pockets, such as

The numbers don’t lie, do they? That all depends, I guess, on which numbers you mean. After a year of protesting and fighting to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, an interesting number peered its way into the public yesterday–the primary

As far-fetched an idea as it is, it is a small possibility. Since all eyes are on the Democratic Party civil war going on in Wisconsin today, it’s certainly not inconceivable to believe that many republican voters may not feel

This past Saturday, May 5, former White House “green jobs” czar Van Jones spoke to Chicagoans attending the Green Festival. In the course of discussing the need for a greener economy, and claiming that opponents of big government and the

Not too many people remember May Day last year. Of course, a few videos and images made their way onto the cables before the evening news that Sunday. But as I was going through footage of the Haymarket Riot Reenactment in