We’re back after a long unplanned hiatus that had both Aaron and myself covering picket lines. Aaron was in Chicago, of course covering the Chicago Teachers Union strike and I was mostly in Rochester covering the UAW/GM strike. This episode we’re joined by two of the awesome people at the non-profit journalist collective, Unicorn Riot…
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Visu.News Podcast Ep. 27 – Abortion, Proud Boys and more
We’re back, don’t really have any excuses for not doing our usual every 2-week podcast except shit happens and we’re busy people (that’s a lie, Aaron’s busy and I’m a lazy SOB). This week Aaron Cynic and I discuss abortion politics, the 2020 campaign and white nationalists…. pretty sure there we talked about some other…
VisuNews Podcast Ep 26: Chicago Elections, Socialism and more
Zach D Roberts and Aaron Cynic discuss the Chicago mayoral elections and the five to six Democratic Socialists that won seats on the city council. Aaron has been covering the elections for Shadowproof.com, Third Coast Review and NationofChange.org. You can subscribe to the Visu.News at Spotify, iTunes and Podbean.
Episode 24: THIS IS FINE
Subscribe: Spotify, iTunes, Podbean Wherein Aaron Cynic and I chat about the madness of the week focusing on the massive purge of media jobs. As HuffPost and BuzzFeed shed staff, has the digital content bubble burst? https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jan/24/as-huffpost-and-buzzfeed-shed-staff-has-the-digital-content-bubble-burst The digital winter turns apocalyptic https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/buzzfeed-verizon-layoffs.php How Chicago’s ‘J-school of the Streets’ Is Reinventing Local News https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/01/24/city-bureau-local-journalism-training-school-chicago-what-works-next-224114
Let Them Eat Wall
Frigid temperatures didn’t stop federal workers and others from showing up to Federal Plaza in Chicago on Thursday to protest the continuing shutdown of the government over President Donald Trump’s border wall. The shutdown, which began before Christmas, entered its 22nd day on Saturday, and is now the longest in American history. “Federal workers and…
VisuNews Ep. 20: What the HELL is Going on in Chicago?
This is episode 20 of the Visu.news podcast, I am Zach D Roberts and I am here with my co-host Aaron Cynic. This week we will be chatting about Aaron’s article at Shadowproof.com titled CHICAGO ORGANIZERS HAVE MESSAGE FOR NEXT MAYOR: SUPPORT PEOPLE’S AGENDA OR FACE RESISTANCE So… WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN…
Chicago Anti-Violence Activists Shut Down Lake Shore Drive
Chicago anti-violence activists shut down Lake Shore Drive Thursday afternoon before marching to Wrigley Field to draw attention to gun violence, crime, and other issues afflicting resource-starved neighborhoods in the city. “There are too many killings in Chicago, there are too many police-involved killings in Chicago,” said Tio Hardiman, one of the demonstration’s organizers. “It’s…
Chicago Police Accountability Activists Score Temporary Victory as City Council Postpones Vote on Cop Academy
The Chicago City Council postponed a planned vote on building a new $95 million police academy on the City’s West Side on Tuesday amid a contentious City Council meeting that saw hundreds of protesters in and outside the building. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the construction of the “public safety training” campus in July of 2017,…
Chicago Rallies For Stephon Clark
Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Chicago Monday evening in response to the shooting of Stephon Clark by police in Sacramento, California, along with the hundreds of others killed by police. “It’s 2018 people. It’s 2018 and young black people, young queer people, young brown people, young immigrants, and people who are not so old are…
Chicago Students Join The National Walk Out Against Gun Violence
Thousands of students in Chicago and across Illinois joined millions of other young people that walked out of their classrooms Wednesday as part of a nationwide protest against gun violence. Walkouts in Chicago began as early as 8:00 a.m., with many timed for 17 minutes – one for each student that was killed at the…