Monthly Archives: March 2026

Winter Issue Front Cover

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Chicago ICE Raids: Self-Determination for All Subjugated Internal Nations

In October of 2025 Julio Cucul-Bol, a Guatemalan citizen, was sentenced to 30 years in Illinois prisons for the fatal hit-and-run accident which claimed the lives of two white women here in Urbana. In September of 2025 the Department of … Continue reading

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Second Invasion of Chicago Spurs Resistance

For more than three months, the Chicagoland area has been under invasion by an outside armed force. At a cost estimated between $70 and $100 million, Trump has ordered an occupation of the city by federal agents, most of them … Continue reading

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The Real Dividing Line in America: Class Power

On Wednesday, January 7, a white US citizen named Nicole Renée Good was driving near her home in Minneapolis when a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed her. Renée, as she was known to her family and … Continue reading

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Resistance in a Red State: Jail Support for Immigrants Held in Missouri

Author’s note: If local immigrants are picked up by ICE in the Urbana-Champaign area, they will likely be cycled through at least one of three major detention centers in Missouri. I spoke with activists doing solidarity work in Missouri jails … Continue reading

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Inspired by Palestinians, They Risked Their Lives to Reach Gaza by Boat: Three Americans from the Global Sumud Flotilla Describe Their Journey

            A longer version of this article appeared on Kimberlie Kranich’s Substack page on November 21, 2025. The Three Americans Paul Reid, a graphic designer based in Portland, Oregon; Carsie Blanton, a songwriter based in … Continue reading

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My Turn: An Airing of the Local Jewish Laundry

This article was rejected by the News-Gazette as an op-ed. To those unfamiliar with our local Jewish scene, our Champaign-Urbana community might seem small; but we in fact have four major Jewish institutions that pull a lot of weight in … Continue reading

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If There Were a Draft, Would You Go?

If there were a draft, would you go? It is likely an easy “no” to most of us now—especially in the context of the Vietnam War, with decades of hindsight and a clearer understanding of its brutality. But in the … Continue reading

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The Venezuela Raid: Venture Capitalism in a Gunboat

Kidnapping the president of Venezuela was a showy move, to be sure. Having already attacked boats in nearby international waters and positioned dozens of naval vessels in the region, on January 3 the US deployed 150 aircraft from bases across … Continue reading

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UCIMC Statement on ICE Violence

The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center condemns the extralegal surveillance, harassment, and violence waged by ICE against the people residing in the United States. We call for the abolishment of ICE and the prosecution of all ICE personnel who have participated … Continue reading

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Winter Issue Back Cover

Friday Forum + Conversation Café Spring 2026 Series Please join the University YMCA and Diversity & Social Justice Education for our Spring 2026 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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