Monthly Archives: February 2004

Zine Review: The East Village Inky

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Adam

You’re lucky that you live in the U-C area. The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center has one of the Midwest’s largest zine libraries.What exactly is a zine? According to another one of the IMC’s fabulous zines, Stolen Sharpie Revolution, “A zine … Continue reading →

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Urbana-Champaign IMC Turns 3

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Meghan Krausch

  , tbe Independent Media Center celebrated its third anniversary with a party at 218 W. Main St. in Urbana. Over one hundred people attended the party, and a great time was had by all. Eight new members signed … Continue reading →

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The Staley Lockout

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Belden Fields

In the above article, Mike Griffin tells of his disillusionment with the lack of support he feels that he got from both the AFL-CIO and his local’s own national union in the Staley lockout. This was perhaps the most important … Continue reading →

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Peril in UFCW Strike!

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Mike Griffin

       more than locked-out and striking United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) members involved in the West Coast struggle that idled thousands of grocery workers. The grim reality is, however, that victory is unlikely … Continue reading →

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The FTAA, Globalization, and the Future of Democracy

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Laura Stengrim

      , the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) will lower environmental standards, force workers to compete across borders for the lowest wages, enable transnational corporations to slash health care benefits and eliminate generic … Continue reading →

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Iraq, Black Folks, and the Crisis of the White Left

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Erik McDuffie

      . Close to 400 US troops have been killed since President Bush declared major combat operations over on May 1st, 2003. Roadside bombs regularly kill US service personnel. News reports flash gory scenes of … Continue reading →

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Police Encounter

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Lori Serb

I know a type of discrimination. I know how it feels to be unwanted in a space; to be perceived as not normal. I have felt stares of hate that have burned through my exterior as well as had my … Continue reading →

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How the Prison-Industrial Complex Threatens Democracy in America

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Stephen Hartnet

• The prison-industrial-complex has expanded dramatically over the last generation, becoming one of the fastest growth industries in the United States of America; housing over 2 million prisoners and supervising almost 5 million parolees and probationers, America’s prison systems controls … Continue reading →

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The Iron Cages of Capitalism (Literally)

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Jeremy Engels

    The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, which exposed the psychologies that helped numerous Europeans believe that the accumulation of money (which Saint Paul had called the root of all evil) would lead to spiritual … Continue reading →

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Nephewz

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Anthony Bankston

Our visits are my only quality-time. Fate demands your speedy growth. My dream is to see you turn 18-years old. Visits are what I long for. To reveal all that my soul has stored. My choices created a barrier between … Continue reading →

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Moratorium to Abolition: Living Without Death in Illinois?

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Daniel Larson

  , ,    ended months of delay by signing into law the remaining section of Illinois’ death penalty reform legislation. The final provision set the disciplinary standards for police officers accused of lying in homicide cases, … Continue reading →

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Ponderings from the Eternal Now

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Carol Gilbert

by Sr. Carol Gilbert, O.P. Alderson Federal Prison,WV As I wait for my medical clearance before I begin my “landscaping” job, I thought you might be interested in the costs of life here at Alderson: 1. Issued one pair of … Continue reading →

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What’s it Like on Death Row?

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Al Cunningham

The real hell is in the cells, where we are alone with ourselves and our thoughts. . . I am told when to shit, to shower, to shave; I am fed slop not worthy of pigs; I am psychologically abused … Continue reading →

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Ode to Al (Or Confessions of a White Liberal)

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Peter Rohloff

  one year ago, on a cold January Saturday morning, I sat down in front of my computer and tuned in the Pacifica newstream covering the Washington, D.C., anti-war protest. Rev. Al Sharpton had just taken the stage. Although … Continue reading →

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Why Do I Care About Convicts?

Posted on 02/25/2004 by Sandra Ahten

Why do I care about convicts? Why do I care about our injustice system? “There but for the grace of God go I.” Being a recovering addict and having community with similar others, I know so many people who today … Continue reading →

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