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Chicago's city-owned grocery store plan in peril

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration failed to seek state funding for an initiative aimed at alleviating the city's food desert crisis.

This week’s video features commentary on Chicago’s imperiled publicly-owned grocery store initiative.

For the latest news, check out these stories from the Chicago Tribune and Newsbreak.

When plans for the municipal grocery store first came out, policy analyst Matt Bruenig wrote a piece outlining the positive case for such a venture. You can read that piece in Jacobin Magazine.


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