Monthly Archives: October 2025

October Issue Front Cover

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Public i

The Human Cost of the War on Gaza Ms Rachel, a YouTube preschool educator, has suffered online and offline harassment for bringing attention to children suffering in the Israeli War on Gaza. She is shown here with Rahaf, a three-year-old … Continue reading →

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Co-Conspirators: American and Israeli Bombs Drop on Iran

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Grant Chassy

On June 21, 2025, “pro-peace” President Donald Trump announced to the world that the United States had (illegally) bombed Iran. After decades of bloodlust, Israel had finally gotten the war in Iran that it desperately craved. Israeli prime minister and … Continue reading →

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Ms. Rachel is Not Hamas: Zionist Propaganda Debunked

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Alen Romero

Ms. Rachel, as she’s known to many, is the stage name of Rachel Griffin-Accurso, part of a new generation of children’s educational programming creators that have moved off of television and onto streaming services. Stars like Blippi and shows like … Continue reading →

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Defining Antisemitism

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Walter Feinberg

Dueling Definitions of Antisemitism Consider two definitions of antisemitism. The first holds that antisemitism refers to hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against individual Jews. It can be manifested in various forms, including negative stereotypes, violence, and social exclusion. The second holds … Continue reading →

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The Struggle for Land and Housing Justice in Urban South Africa

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Public i

This article is a distillation of a recent conversation with UIUC-based urban justice educator Ken Salo and his Cape Town, South Africa-based comrade Bevil Lucas by the Public i’s Rick Esbenshade. Ken and Bevil are veterans of the 1976 student- … Continue reading →

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GEO Bargaining: “The University Works When We Do”

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Kathleen McGowan

The research assistants (RAs) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have officially joined GEO, the Graduate Educators Organization (GEO Local 6300 IFT/AFT AFL-CIO) at UIUC. The organization now represents teaching assistants (TAs), graduate assistants (GAs), pre-professional graduate assistants (PGAs), and … Continue reading →

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The Deportation Industry and the Shadows of Indian Removal

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Janice Jayes

This past spring I traveled with Witness at the Border to the border town of Eagle Pass, TX. I wanted to take a firsthand look at ground zero of the latest domestic militarization project dressed up as a national security … Continue reading →

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The Media We Need Requires Structural Transformation

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Victor Pickard

This essay is adapted from and expands on an earlier article by the same title published in the Fall 2024 issue of Justice Rising. Media lie at the heart of many crises facing us today, from the rise of fascism … Continue reading →

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Champaign Police Review Board: Undermined from the Start?—Print Version

Posted on 10/05/2025 by Madison Holcomb of Invisible Institute and IPM News

This story was originally published by Invisible Institute and IPM Newsroom on May 12. It has been edited for length and style. A full version, as well as more about the history and present of the Champaign Citizen Review Subcommittee, … Continue reading →

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October Issue Back Cover

Posted on 10/05/2025 by Public i

Friday Forum + Conversation Café Fall 2025 Series Please join the University YMCA and Diversity & Social Justice Education for our Fall 2025 Friday Forum + Conversation Café series. We will hear from community leaders tackling our most pressing public concerns through an … Continue reading →

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