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In the Shadow of the Obama Center, Chicago Residents Fight Displacement

Originally published by In These Times When Barack Obama met with Chicago residents about his proposed presidential center in 2018, the former president downplayed the threat that gentrification might pose to their communities.  “We’ve got such a long way to go in terms of economic development before you’re even going to start seeing the prospect of significant gentrification,” Obama said […]
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