Author Archives: pengdust

Anyone who has visited Fiesta Cafe, Emerald City, or C-street over the last twenty years has probably met Amy Ramirez. She can be seen constantly on the move, serving food and drinks while chatting up old and new visitors alike. … Continue reading →

Lindsey Renee Bever (A.A. Parkland College in Psychology, B.S. UIUC in Psychology, M.A. Suffolk University in Women’s Health) lives in Los Angeles, where she works with LGBTQ youth and spends time with her partner and friends that are family. If … Continue reading →

My name is Ryan Michelle Cannon-Scott, and I come by my entrepreneurial spirit quite honestly. My grandfather and uncles ran a successful neighborhood store on the South Side of Peoria, IL, long before I was born. As a teen I … Continue reading →

By Mark Weisbrot, first appeared in the The Guardian, February 18, 2014. When is it considered legitimate to try and overthrow a democratically-elected government? In Washington, the answer has always been simple: when the US government says it is. Not … Continue reading →

As a recent full time science teacher, mom and now third year law student at the University of Illinois College of Law, it is my pleasure to introduce myself to you.  I am a teacher by training and have been … Continue reading →