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The WSWS has its own perspective on the CTU strike:

Chicago teachers are showing immense courage in a battle that pits them against the Democratic and Republican Parties as well as the CTU itself. The response of Emanuel makes clear that the political establishment is not backing down, while the actions of the CTU over the past week demonstrate its political bankruptcy. For the strike to be carried forward, it must be taken out of the hands of the CTU through the formation of rank-and-file teachers’ committees.

The fight to defend teachers and public education must be carried forward on a new basis—not through appeals to the Democrats and their corporate backers, but through a struggle to mobilize the entire working class. Threats of injunctions and legal action must be met with a call for general strike action and a united political offensive of workers against Emanuel, the Obama administration and the entire corporate-controlled two-party system.

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Bill Cosby is now officially in bed with Michelle Rhee and supports her astroturf outfit, "Students First."
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The CTU strike is for all of us.