Stacey Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, a socialist city council member representing Chicago's 35th Ward. Alex Han, executive director of In These Times magazine. Thank you for listening to The Dig from Jacobin magazine. Check out our vast archives at TheDigRadio.com.
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