From The Trenches for January 2015: Chicago Teachers' Strike, Rick Perlstein on "The Invisible Bridge"

From The Trenches is the monthly radio program of the Chicago Independent Media Center.
ON THE SHOW IN JANUARY 2015:
* THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION STRIKE, REVISITED
We'll hear a panel featuring Chicago authors Micah Uetricht and Kari Lydersen on the 2013 Chicago Teachers' Union strike and its ramification on Chicago politics, and
* RICK PERLSTEIN ON THE TRANSITION FROM NIXON TO REAGAN
Chicago-area writer and journalist Rick Perlstein is the author of the acclaimed new book "The Invisible Bridge". We'll hear an excerpt of a recent discussion with Rick Perlstein.
* Plus, headlines from the worldwide Indymedia network.
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RECENT HEADLINES FROM THE WORLDWIDE INDYMEDIA NETWORK:
Proposed Transatlantic Trade Treaty Looms Near
Ireland Indymedia reported on a planned transatlantic free trade treaty. A feature dated, Nov. 26, 2014, reported on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, abbreviated “tee-tip”, and the treaty’s potential repercussions. Quoting one example: “In 2010 the US mining and gas company, Renco, managed to successfully avoid having to pay compensation to Peruvian locals who were harmed due to pollution by their companies by successfully using a provision of the Peru-US Trade Agreement. Not satisfied with avoiding having to pay compensation, the company has since demanded $800 million from the Peruvian government as they argue that one of the companies they own, Doe Run, was forced into bankruptcy due to an expensive pollution clean-up which the Peruvian government required Doe Run to conduct.” Such strong-arm tactics are bound to escalate on both sides of the Atlantic if the “tee-tip” treaty is allowed to go into effect.
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/105130
Roundup of Indymedia Coverage of Michael Brown / Eric Garner Protests
Independent Media Centers worldwide have chronicled some of the many protests locally regarding the Michael Brown and Eric Garner grand jury rulings in late 2014. Here is a sampling of the coverage. The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center reported on a “A diverse group -- representing campus and community, black, white and brown, young and old -- chanted, sang, shared poetry, and marched in a "circle of hope" between the Champaign County Courthouse and the Sheriff's office and county jail.” In Atlanta in August, three demonstrations took place, well before the outcome of the grand jury proceeding were released. At the first demonstration around 200 people rallied in Decatur Square with a group comprised of mostly African-American students and activists and others. At the second demonstration between 1,000 to 3,000 people marched, featured speeches, and ended with the crowd marching around Centennial Olympic Park. The third and final demonstration in August 2014 took place at West End Park with a group of about 300 blocking traffic and intersections along the way. Puerto Rico Indymedia reported on the grand jury decision, noting statistics on police brutality towards African-Americans, and protests taking place in the US. In Portland two Ferguson Solidarity marches took place, noting two activists were “singled…out” by police and arrested. Boston Indymedia reported on anti-police violence protesters that took over downtown Boston on Dec. 4, and a Ferguson Solidarity...