Category Archives: Section

Indivisible Illinois Empowers Progressive Advocates

Posted on 05/14/2025 by Marci Adelston-Schafer

Indivisible began at the national level after the 2016 election. A few Democratic congressional staffers decided that there needed to be a grassroots movement on the left similar to the Tea Party movement on the right. Since then, the Indivisible … Continue reading →

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“We’re Good, They’re Evil,” Israel Defense Forces Reservist Tells Chabad Audience—While Protesters Object to a “Murderer” on Campus

Posted on 05/14/2025 by Kimberlie Kranich

On March 5, the Chabad Center for Jewish Life at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign hosted Ari Kalker, a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), who spoke about his combat experiences in Gaza. Meanwhile, protesters across the street shouted … Continue reading →

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Yemen, Gaza and the Obscenity of the Collateral Damage Claim

Posted on 05/14/2025 by Janice Jayes

It’s telling that Americans discussing the March Signal leak detailing plans for the US air strikes on Yemen have focused more on White House emoji choices than the death tolls. This is what “over-the-horizon” warfare means for Americans now: it … Continue reading →

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Israel Anti-Boycott Act a Threat to Free Speech

Posted on 05/14/2025 by Belden Fields

As part of our continuing republication of past articles written by our late cofounder, editorial collective member, and longtime social activist Belden Fields, we chose the article below, from our September 2017 issue, for its clear relevance to the ongoing, … Continue reading →

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UCIMC 25th Anniversary Announcement

Posted on 05/14/2025 by Public i
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Four Feds Arrest Two Men at Traffic Court

Posted on 05/14/2025 by Brian Dolinar

This article was originally published on the author’s Substack on April 7. ICE Arrests Resume at the Courthouse My phone rang early on Tuesday morning last week just before 9 a.m. It was Lis Pollock, head public defender at the … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Work of International Human Rights Lawyer Francis A. Boyle

Posted on 05/13/2025 by Karen Medina

Francis Anthony Boyle passed away suddenly on January 30, 2025 at age 74. Francis A. Boyle was always in the right kind of trouble. Boyle was an international and human rights lawyer and professor in Urbana. He spent his life … Continue reading →

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May Issue Back Cover

Posted on 05/13/2025 by Public i

WEFT 90.1 FM, WRFU’s Sister Station, Needs Your Support For several years, WEFT’s feed line cable, which runs from the transmitter on the ground near Mahomet to over 300 feet up the antenna, has been deteriorating. In December, 2024 WEFT … Continue reading →

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Feb./Mar. Issue Front Cover

Posted on 02/25/2025 by Public i

THE PEOPLE FIGHT BACK!

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Unleashing the Brownshirts

Posted on 02/25/2025 by Janice Jayes

This article, lightly edited for style, was previously published on January 28, 2025 in the News-Gazette as a “My Turn” guest column, under the title “Echoes of William Shirer’s Berlin Diary.” Used with permission. One of the first acts of … Continue reading →

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The Real Influencer Threats in Central Illinois

Posted on 02/25/2025 by C. Owen

What Happened November 5? The headlines stated that the swing states might go blue, carried by women angry over the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, or by Latinos who would not hand their states to racists like Donald Trump, … Continue reading →

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ACLU Warns U of I to Respect Free Speech

Posted on 02/23/2025 by Jane McClintock

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois recently sent an open letter to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign warning administrators that new guidelines surrounding “expressive activities” are having a chilling effect on student expressions of free speech. Despite UIUC’s … Continue reading →

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Herbicide Drift in Illinois

Posted on 02/23/2025 by Prairie Rivers Network

This summer, after more than six years of traveling around Illinois looking at herbicide damage, Prairie Rivers Network (PRN) released Hidden in Plain Sight,  a report that is the culmination of our research. The report found that trees are dying, … Continue reading →

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Hope Village: The North End Community Speaks Out

Posted on 02/23/2025 by Melinda Carr and Jackie Curry and Darleen Bailey

The north-end community acknowledges that Champaign-Urbana is facing a growing population of homeless individuals. We fully understand the need, and benefits, of the Hope Village development. We realize it is vital that empathy be shown for the homeless and a … Continue reading →

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Monetization of Reading Endangers Books-to-Prisoners Programs Across the Country

Posted on 02/23/2025 by Janice Jayes

There are about thirty Books-to-Prisoners programs across the US that provide free books to the incarcerated, but changes in regulations and technology practices are threatening their future. While these changes are not specifically book bans, they will directly affect the … Continue reading →

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The Promise of IndyMedia

Posted on 02/22/2025 by Feven Merid

This article was originally published in Columbia Journalism Review on November 22, 2024. It has been shortened to fit and lightly edited for style. At the end of November, 1999, when the World Trade Organization met at the Washington State … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the Knock on the Door: Community Responses to the Threat of Mass Deportation

Posted on 12/28/2024 by Janice Jayes

Across Champaign-Urbana immigrant assistance organizations, schools, and local governments are worried but actively planning for the next administration. Eight years ago they underestimated Donald Trump, dismissing his vitriol as mere campaign posturing. This time they know that the incoming president … Continue reading →

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The Democrats’ Debacle: The Path Forward for the Left

Posted on 12/28/2024 by Grant Chassy

  Buckle up—it’s happening again. Donald Trump will be president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The next four years will be a constant struggle, as we fight to retain the meager rights and supports we currently possess … Continue reading →

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Local Organizers Share Winning Strategies with Weary Residents

Posted on 12/28/2024 by Elizabeth Sotiropoulos

As the Champaign-Urbana community considers how we’ll navigate a second Trump presidency, we can learn from the organizing that led to local ballot victories this past November. The massive effort that made these ballot wins possible holds part of the … Continue reading →

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Safer For Who?

Posted on 12/26/2024 by Dua Aldasouqi

For many community members, Tuesday night means Champaign City Council (CCC) night. The council chambers are the spot to be! Dozens of diverse community members show up to ask our elected officials to endorse a resolution that includes 1) a … Continue reading →

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