Category Archives: Big Tech

Citizens Are Standing Up Against Data Centers in Their Communities

Posted on 11/11/2026 by Nancy Dietrich and Lois Kain

The growth of data centers across the globe has been astonishing. According to datacentermap.com, there are currently over 12,000 data centers worldwide, with over 4,700 in the United States. AI (artificial intelligence) hyperscale data centers, or “hyperscalers,” account for a … Continue reading →

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50 Megawatts of Solar Doesn’t Offset 50 Megawatts of AI

Posted on 11/11/2026 by Adam Ludd

With people being so divided these days on nearly every issue in society, it’s hard to get accurate information, and even harder for people to accept facts that don’t align with their preexisting beliefs. People say that it’s ten times … Continue reading →

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Flock Out of Central Illinois: A Conversation with Three Organizers

Posted on 11/11/2026 by Jay Burton - pseudonym

“You get some really weird crossovers of culture on anti-Flock that I just have not seen in community organizing elsewhere,” observes Ryan Gale of Tazewell County, who is part of an anti-Flock organizing campaign in downstate Illinois that has won … Continue reading →

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We Need to Fight Technofascism, Not Just Data Centers

Posted on 11/11/2026 by Janice Jayes

On September 19, 2026, a delegation from UCIMC participated in the one-day workshop “Fighting Technofascism: Power, Surveillance and Resistance, jointly organized by MediaJustice from Atlanta and Mijente’s Chicago office. They joined hundreds of participants from Chicago to New Mexico exchanging … Continue reading →

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Epstein’s Global Role

Posted on 06/28/2026 by Paul Mueth

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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UIUC Engineering Open House

Posted on 08/20/2025 by Alen Romero

This year the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Engineering Open House 2025 was expecting 40,000 visitors April 4 and 5. Designed to showcase the talents and research of students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields, the theme this year … Continue reading →

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