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Chicago Teachers Union Forum in Urbana

Posted on 09/08/2012 by Belden Fields

On Saturday, August 25, approximately fifty people attended a forum in support of the struggles of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) against the actions of the mayor and the Board of Education that he appoints.  They are fighting against the … Continue reading →

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MY EXPERIENCE IN CUBA: INSTALLMENT I

Posted on 08/15/2012 by David Johnson

  By DAVID JOHNSON This is part one of a two-part series reflecting on my travels in Cuba IMPRESSIONS ON THE STREET   In many ways it seemed like things have been frozen in time since the 1950s or the 1970s—with the … Continue reading →

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Part Two on the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline: Environmental Considerations

Posted on 08/15/2012 by admin

By Marilyn Leger After successful careers in such divergent fields as biochemistry & immunology (at UIUC and UT-Austin) and organizational development in corporate America, Marilyn Leger now travels the U.S., Caribbean and Europe by sailboat soaking up history, exploring cultures, … Continue reading →

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New Program for Donations to Illinois Prison Libraries in Makes Progress

Posted on 07/10/2012 by Liz Abraham

The 3 R’s Program (Reading Reduces Recidivism) was established in the 2010 as a direct service to recycle books from peoples’ homes to state prison libraries. Providing books to people in prison appeals as prisoners generally have the time and … Continue reading →

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Poetry from the Experimental Writing Laboratory

Posted on 07/10/2012 by Austin McCann

The Experimental Writing Laboratory is an out-there zone where writers & non-writers are invited to explore the outer limits of language & writing using a variety of rich, challenging, unsettling, and funny experiments. In using these experiments, we invite the … Continue reading →

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UIUC Conference: The Problem of the Twenty-First Century: Race and Racism in and Beyond the United States

Posted on 07/10/2012 by Public i

THE PROBLEM OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: RACE AND RACISM IN AND BEYOND THE UNITED STATES Transnational Studies and Race/Class/Gender Workshop University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign September 7-8, 2012 Keynote Speaker, Howard Winant, Howard Winant is author of Racial Formation in the … Continue reading →

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Odyssey Project Offers Classes on Literature, Philosophy, History and Art

Posted on 07/10/2012 by Public i

Residents in Urbana-Champaign are invited to apply to be part of a unique program offering a free college liberal arts course to adults living on low-incomes, complete with college credit. The Odyssey Project, a program of the Illinois Humanities Council … Continue reading →

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Grassroots Radio Conference Coming to Urbana: Hundreds converging July 26-29 to chart the future of community radio.

Posted on 07/03/2012 by KristinaWho

From July 26-29, the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center will be hosting the Grassroots Radio Conference (GRC), an annual conference celebrating the vibrant and democratic medium of local, community-driven radio. Highlights include a Friday night keynote by New York Times best-selling … Continue reading →

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CAPITALISM IS NOT IN CRISIS

Posted on 06/30/2012 by Michael Brun

Though many suffer, the crash of 2008 was not as system threatening as in 1929. The financial turmoil of the past five years reminds many of the crash of 1929, which led into the Great Depression of the 1930s.  That … Continue reading →

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A Two Part Installment on the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline Part One: Jobs and Security

Posted on 06/30/2012 by admin

After successful careers in such divergent fields as biochemistry & immunology (at UIUC and UT-Austin) and organizational development in corporate America, Marilyn Leger now travels the U.S., Caribbean and Europe by houseboat soaking up history, exploring cultures, sampling foods (and … Continue reading →

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New Generation of Argentine Cooperatives for development and real democracy: The Case of Initia

Posted on 06/30/2012 by Arnaldo Soltermann

 Arnaldo T. Soltermann is Development Laboratory Director, for the Chemistry Department, Rio Cuarto National University. Republic Argentina. He is also President of Initia Workers Cooperative of Argentina. Professor Soltermann is currently on a short visit to the Chemistry Department at … Continue reading →

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U of I Adds Insult to Injury and AFSCME Fights Back

Posted on 06/28/2012 by Belden Fields

by K. D. Swan AFSCME Local 698 (technical) and 3700 (clerical) employees at UIUC represent more than 1,500 who have worked without a contract since last August.  Contract talks have dragged nearly a year.  The management bargaining team’s typical responses … Continue reading →

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The End of the European Union?

Posted on 06/28/2012 by Richard Esbenshade

Rick Esbenshade May 9 is officially proclaimed as “Europe Day” by the European Union (EU)—an official, symbolic holiday ignored by most Europeans. This year, any celebration was overshadowed by the May 6 election results in France and Greece, in which … Continue reading →

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Close Tamms Supermax Prison

Posted on 06/28/2012 by Belden Fields

  Belden Fields “A considerable number of the prisoners fell, after even a short confinement, into a semi-fatuous condition, from which it was next to impossible to arouse them, and others became violently insane; others still, committed suicide; while those … Continue reading →

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Wherefore Cultural Centers at UIUC? A New Way Forward

Posted on 06/26/2012 by Terry Townsend

On February 20, 1969, J.W. Peltason, the first Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana (UIUC) and the Faculty Senate began the process to establish the Black Cultural Program-commonly referred to as the Black Cultural Center. Three major factors … Continue reading →

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WOMANSPEAK | Feminist Poetry and Poetics

Posted on 05/19/2012 by admin

R A C H E L   L A U R E N   S T O R M The Gendering of Cotacachi   With each fragmented patch of earth, that Andean sun-god catches her step until she is falling … Continue reading →

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Proposed Coal Mine Raises Questions About Drinking Water and Salt Fork River

Posted on 05/19/2012 by admin

Press Release from Prairie Rivers Network Stakeholders and Residents Invited to Public Meeting May 23rd, 7:00 pm at Homer Lake’s Salt Fork Center to Discuss Concerns Homer, IL – Representatives of Champaign and Vermilion county residents, including stakeholders along the Salt … Continue reading →

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Argentina’s Critics Get It Wrong Again

Posted on 05/17/2012 by Mark Weisbrot

Mark Weisbrot This article was published in The Guardian (UK) on April 18, 2012 (www.guardian.co.uk./commentsfree/cifamerica/2012/april/18/argentina-critics-0il-nationalize)   The Argentine government’s decision to re-nationalize its formerly state-owned oil and gas company, YPF, has been greeted with howls of outrage, threats, forecasts of rage … Continue reading →

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Chris Drew Dies Day Before Eavesdropping Law Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted on 05/10/2012 by Belden Fields

(From Chicago Independent Media Center) – Chris Drew, Chicago artist, activist, and free speech advocate, passed away on May 7. Drew was noted among the community of Chicago political activists for being a consistent presence at political activist rallies and … Continue reading →

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Socialism 2012: ISO Annual Conference

Posted on 05/10/2012 by admin

SOCIALISM 2012 Educate. Agitate. Occupy June 28-July 1 | Chicago http://www.socialismconference.org/ “A global rebellion of the oppressed against the oppressor, the exploited against the exploiter.” That’s how the African American revolutionary Malcolm X characterized the international scene in 1965. But … Continue reading →

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