The rising of Chicago
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
-- Maya Angelou
The Nation |
Rick's been around long enough to know that this movement didn't suddenly drop from the skies.
To many national observers, this rebirth of the city’s militant protest culture seemingly came out of nowhere. But it didn’t. It’s the product of years of organizing from sources both expected and surprising. And while the radicalized