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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Prop 8 Protest: Same Sex Marriage Rights Denied
In November, 52 % of California voters passed Proposition 8, which denies same-sex couples the right to marry. The initiative overturned a May ruling by the State Supreme Court that struck down a 2000 ban on same-sex unions. As with … Continue reading
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Cherrie Moraga: Still Loving in the War Years
I am the welder. I understand the capacity of heat to change the shape of things. I am suited to work within the realm of sparks out of control. I am the welder. I am taking the power into my … Continue reading
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Anti-Chief Protest Express Concerns
I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. This quote truly sums up the nature of most public conversations about ‘the chief.’ … Continue reading
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WAMPANOAGS FOUR CENTURIES OF STRUGGLE FOR TRIBAL RECOGNITION
The Wampanoag were the Native American tribe encountered by the early colonists when they arrived to the shores of Wampanoag lands. The tribal nation, however, was not to receive federal recognition until last year. The struggle for tribal recognition faced … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving: A Native American View
I celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving. This may surprise those people who wonder what Native Americans think of this official U.S. celebration of the survival of early arrivals in a European invasion that culminated in the death of 10 to … Continue reading
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Sgt. Burge Arrested
The October 2008 edition of the Public i detailed the systematic torture perpetrated by Chicago Police officer Jon Burge and other officers under his command from 1972 to 1993. On October 21, 2008, Sergeant Burge was arrested at his home … Continue reading
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Sports, Politics, and Disenfranchised Fans
Sports — that’s another crucial example of the indoctrination system, in my view. For one thing because it — you know, it offers people something to pay attention to that’s of no importance. [Sports] keeps them from worrying about things … Continue reading
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The Great Mother Wails
The Earth extends her arms to us; Revealing through her nature the changing condition of our existence. She bends and twists, Deflecting the swords of Our foolishness, Our arrogance, Our gluttony, Our deceit. Unbridled by red alerts or amber warnings, … Continue reading
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Market Fundamentalism and Liberty
Naomi Klein spoke at the University of Illinois in late October about a liberation movement that began in South America on September 11, 1973. It was a liberation movement for the international corporation. The current American economic crisis is a … Continue reading
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The Contradictions in Signs of Wonder
Like millions of others around the world, I shed tears at 10:00 CST on November 4 when Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th president of the United States. I cried because my daughters, first time voters, were able to see … Continue reading
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Unfinished Business: Will Not Talking about Race Undermine Racism?
When Obama’s primary campaign seemed to be heading for victory in early March 2008, he came under sharp attack from conservatives in the media and from the Hillary Clinton campaign for his relationship with Reverend Jeremiah Wright, the former pastor … Continue reading
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Without Reservations, “Yes I Can”
As an historian of American educational history I am still in amazement of the recent political events. November 4, 2008 will go down in history as a milestone moment in American history. For the first time in the history of … Continue reading
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History Matters, Just Ask Barack
In 1963 four little girls, Denise McNair (11 years old), Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Addie Mae Collins, all 14 years old, were preparing for their lessons at the 16th Street Baptist Church when BOOM! A bomb exploded in the … Continue reading
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Secretary-Treasurer Rich Trumka Addresses Local AFL-CIO
On October 15, Rich Trumka, the Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO spoke to, and answered questions from local AFL-CIO delegates to the Champaign County AFL-CIO. Also present were apprentices from two of the local craft unions. The AFL-CIO had been working … Continue reading
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Global Crisis, Recession, and Wages: What Happened and What Now?
When Gordon Brown, the current Prime Minister of Great Britain, announced that his government’s response to the financial crisis was to “recapitalize” British banks by buying shares in them, while at the same time extending deposit guarantees, it amounted to … Continue reading
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GEO Rally for Quality Education
On October 29th, the Rally for Quality Education brought together various unions, students, campus workers and allies. Over 200 people showed up to display their opposition to increasing tuition, wage cuts and limitations on the freedom of speech. Also being … Continue reading
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How the Economic Decline Affect Us Locally
The Champaign-Urbana economy reflects what is happening nationally. The decline in sales, jobs, and construction, and the rising mortgage foreclosure rates are less severe than surrounding communities such as Decatur and Danville because of the stabilizing influence from the University … Continue reading
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The Case of the Gap and the Oak Harbor Strike
In a recent strike, over 600 workers from Oak Harbor Freight Lines (O.H.) have taken the legal and moral principle of corporate social responsibility to a new level. They have taken their case to Oak Harbor’s major clients, demanding that … Continue reading
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The Wolf in Hipster’s Clothing
With the newly opened Urban Outfitters on Green Street, we are not only inviting yet another huge corporation to suck money out of our community; we are also furthering our town’s gradual corporatization. Urban Outfitters is a unique corporation because … Continue reading
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Project 500 Participants Ask Tribune For Apology and Call For A New Report
Forty years ago, in 1968, Project 500 brought a large number of African American students to this campus for the first time. While this was a welcome response to demands that had been make upon the university by campus and … Continue reading
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