Monthly Archives: January 2015

#BlackLivesMatter Protests Locally

Posted on 01/30/2015 by Public i

Along with others across the nation, people of Champaign-Urbana have held protests, die-ins, and marches. Below are photos from some of the events. On Tuesday, November 25, CU Citizens for Peace and Justice held a demonstration outside of the county … Continue reading →

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Neo-Liberalism and a UIUC/Carle Medical School

Posted on 01/30/2015 by David Prochaska

It is no longer necessary to argue that corporatization, the neoliberal application of business practices to the university, is occurring at UIUC. The latest example is the proposed public-private UI-Carle medical school spearheaded by Chancellor Phyllis Wise. “This article resonates … Continue reading →

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Groundswell Organizing and Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration

Posted on 01/30/2015 by Aaron Johnson-Ortiz

After President Obama signed his executive action on immigration last November, immigrant activists commended the president for his decision, which might help up to 4 million undocumented immigrants normalize their status, and at the same time emphasized that this action … Continue reading →

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The Conundrum Over ISIS: The Issue of International Responsibility

Posted on 01/30/2015 by Belden Fields

In the November/December issue of the Public i, my colleague Susan Shoemaker wrote a very compelling article against the use of U.S. military strikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.  After citing opinion polls finding that while 73% of Americans … Continue reading →

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The Lessons Ebola Is Teaching

Posted on 01/30/2015 by Gregory L. Damhorst

Greg Damhorst is an MD/PhD student in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . His graduate research involves the development of diagnostic technologies for HIV/AIDS. Greg is also a co-founder of the Global Health Initiative … Continue reading →

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ACLU Screening of “OverCriminalized”

Posted on 01/30/2015 by Public i

OverCriminalized Tuesday, Feb. 10th, 7:30PM. Art Theater, downtown Champaign, Champaign County ACLU is sponsoring this free showing of a film on alternatives to criminalization. Panel discussion to follow. OverCriminalized profiles three promising and less expensive interventions that may actually change … Continue reading →

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Why the Republicans Were So Successful in the Mid-Term Elections

Posted on 01/30/2015 by David Johnson

It is obvious from the recent mid-term elections that the Democratic Party nation-wide is in crisis. The corporate media states that the Democratic Party must become more “centrist,” meaning that the Democratic Party needs to be more like the Republicans. … Continue reading →

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UC-IMC’s Own Aaron Ammons Receives Pardon

Posted on 01/20/2015 by Public i

On Monday night, January 12, 2015, Aaron Ammons sat in the front row of the audience at the Urbana city council meeting. The purchase of Tasers for police was being discussed. He got a call and stepped out of the … Continue reading →

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Is a Viable Third Party Still Possible?

Posted on 01/06/2015 by Susan Shoemaker

​After the lowest midterm election turnout since World War II, it is obvious that many Americans are fed up with politics as usual and that we are facing a “crisis in democracy“. Both the Republicans and the Democrats are now … Continue reading →

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