Monthly Archives: June 2026

Summer Issue Front Cover

SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA!

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Cuba Si, Bloqueo No

The crisis of Trump’s second term in the White House is increasing the suffering of communities at home and abroad. In few places is this crisis felt more severely than for those living in Cuba. The people of Cuba are … Continue reading

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The Zionist Lobby and Repealing Illinois’s Anti-Boycott Law, HB2723/SB2462

President Harry Truman was the first world leader to recognize the theft of the Palestinian lands of 1948 as Israel; he did so eleven minutes after its creation. When discussing the topic, he’s quoted to have said, “I am sorry, … Continue reading

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Data Centers in Champaign County: A Conversation with UIUC Computer Science Students

What do computer scientists think about data centers coming to Champaign County? I recently had coffee with three computer science (CS) students at the University of Illinois. I was intrigued that they are being expertly trained in CS, while having … Continue reading

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Can the Hungarian Regime Change Show Us the Way?

The May 9 transition of power to new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party after their landslide April 12 election victory has many who believe in the rule of law thrilled with the potential development of a … Continue reading

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Gaza Denialism and the Wider War

In the early months of the war on Gaza US foreign policy paid less attention to the war crimes committed by Israel against Palestinians than the possibility that the war might spread into a regional conflagration. The US administrations (first … Continue reading

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Epstein’s Global Role

If someone updated Israel Shahak’s seminal 1982 book Israel’s Global Role: Weapons for Repression, they would no doubt have to add an extra chapter for Jeffrey Epstein’s activities. Or perhaps an entire extra volume would be needed. With that as … Continue reading

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Latrelle Bright, Changing the World through Theater

Latrelle Bright came to UIUC in 2009 as assistant program coordinator for Inner Voices Social Issues Theatre. Over the following years she worked to bring underrepresented voices and perspectives before area audiences while directing shows at Krannert Center for the … Continue reading

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Summer Issue Back Cover

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