Monthly Archives: January 2026

December Issue Front Cover

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Not Every Israeli, but All of Israel

It’s been nearly four weeks since the start of “not a ceasefire” in Gaza. This “ceasefire,” like every previous one, means that Palestinians cease while Israel continues to fire, albeit at a slower pace—one more palatable to world leaders. Since … Continue reading

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Fighting Antisemitism Means Defending Free Speech

While we were hopeful that local, statewide, national, and international opposition to the war in Gaza and to the starvation of its citizens that resulted in the October 10, 2025 ceasefire would make peace, since then both sides have broken … Continue reading

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Friendship during Genocide: Former Marine and Palestinian Mother in Gaza Claim Each Other as Family

This is part one of a two-part article on friendship and solidarity during Israel’s war against Palestinians in Gaza. Ear-to-ear smiles form on all three women’s faces when Asma appears on Zoom from 6,000 miles away in Khan Younis in … Continue reading

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Labor Exploitation, Exclusion, and Racial Terrorism, 1874–1924

This article is adapted from Dr. Cha-Jua’s address “Stolen Labor, and Hindered Opportunity,” presented at the African Descent–Citizens Reparations Commission (ADCRC) public meeting on October 4 at the Krannert Center in Urbana. All of the presentations from that gathering are … Continue reading

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UCIMC’s 25th Anniversary

Twenty-five years ago, Indymedia was born out of anti–World Trade Organization protests in Seattle in 1999. Using democratic media, volunteer journalists broadcast the voices from the global justice movement to millions of people around the globe. Out of that realization … Continue reading

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You Need to Listen to the Radio

I recently quit using Spotify when I learned that its former CEO, Daniel Ek, had major investments in AI weapons manufacturing. As if I needed another reason, I later learned that the company had been streaming ICE recruitment ads. If … Continue reading

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Don’t Ask Me to Mourn Kirk: White Grief, Black Truth

Charlie Kirk is dead. For some, that sentence alone stirs discomfort, because you’ve already been trained to mourn. But not all deaths are tragic. Sometimes people live in such a way that when they die, the earth exhales. Kirk was … Continue reading

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The Venezuelan Crisis: Product Placement for the Wars at Home

Trump notified the world of his intended campaign against “narco-terrorist cartels” on Inauguration Day, but the reality of this summer’s naval buildup and military strikes in the Caribbean still took Americans by surprise. Analysts have been working overtime to decipher … Continue reading

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Mamdani’s Masterclass: The Winning Path for Democrats

New York did it. Its people elected Zohran Mamdani as mayor of America’s largest city. The 34-year-old democratic socialist, immigrant from Uganda, and two-term state assemblyman not only put the disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo and his political machine into … Continue reading

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December Issue Back Cover

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