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Report: Amazon workers’ injuries spike during holiday season at Illinois facility

Curtis Black — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:15:56 +0000

Safety records obtained by the Warehouse Workers for Justice build on recent reporting by Reveal finding that warehouse injury rates climb with automation.

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Why states and cities should stop handing out billions in economic incentives to companies

Nathan Jensen — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:43:26 +0000

Recent scandals involve economic development programs in New Jersey and Maryland highlight their many flaws, including a lack of oversight and their ineffectiveness.\

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Lincoln Yards investor Lone Star Funds accused of predatory lending

Curtis Black — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 18:56:25 +0000

Lone Star Funds, one of two major investors in the TIF-backed Lincoln Yards project, has a business model that aggressively drives up foreclosures and evictions in low-income communities, according to reports.

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Amazon headquarters could make Chicago’s housing crisis worse

Curtis Black — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 21:01:44 +0000

The city is overdue for rent stabilization measures that would help stem gentrification and displacement.

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Subsidizing Amazon won’t pay off for Illinois taxpayers

Curtis Black — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:29:32 +0000

Public investment in infrastructure and schools would create more jobs than corporate incentives, a new analysis shows.

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