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Police corruption is something that can go undetected for long periods of time, but when a scandal breaks, it often exposes many individuals—from patrol officers on the streets, all the way up to their supervisors. Most police officers will not … Continue reading →

Investing in lies and blaming the youth Ruminate, Murder is designed to hide the truth Murder is designed to hide the truth Murder is designed to hide the truth 5 deaths, 5 deaths in the county jails in less than … Continue reading →

“It’s the fox in charge of the henhouse,” noted one Urbana resident at a recent City Council meeting. He was expressing in the negative the most elementary principle of justice: you just can’t investigate yourself. The rule applies to government … Continue reading →

This is a slightly revised version of the remarks I prepared for an October 26 public forum sponsored by AWARE Presents on “What Should be the U.S. Policy in the Middle East? The Confrontation of Israel with its Neighbors.” I’d … Continue reading →

    when Dorothy Day—devout Catholic, cofounder of the Catholic Worker movement, and, notably, a U of I dropout— described herself as an anarchist. Indeed, the terms anarchist and anarchy conjure images of disorder, chaos and bomb throwers. … Continue reading →

     will be a lifelong memory and yours will be changed forever. Inviting a doula into your birth space will help you have the most positive birth experience possible. A doula… • Recognizes birth as a … Continue reading →

   ’ , I was led to believe throughout the prenatal period that my O.B. and the hospital staff would be supportive of a natural birth. When it came time to actually labor and deliver, the idea they … Continue reading →

 , July 22 at 8pm a vigil will be held for Quentin Larry, Terrell Layfield, and others who have died while in police custody at the Champaign County jail. Bring a candle and meet us at 204 E. Main, … Continue reading →

Between 2003 and 2005, , in the Darfur region of Sudan, the government and Janjaweed militias burned and destroyed hundreds of rural villages, raped and assaulted thousands of women and girls, murdered over a hundred thousand people and caused the … Continue reading →

There are levels of severity to mental illness in addition to its different manifestations. In this article I will attempt to convey what I have seen stigma do to people after they have been diagnosed. I have chosen bipolar disorder … Continue reading →

The phone rang at midnight, and Sten Johensen answered it, with a good idea of who it might be.At the other end of the line, a familiar voice was frantic and crying. “They w o n ’t give me my … Continue reading →

Police have long been regarded by many in the African American community as an occupying army. The recent use of overwhelming force by police in Garden Hills, a predominantly working class African A m e r i c a n … Continue reading →

There is a growing disparity in America between those who receive health care, and those who do not. Nowhere is this disparity more apparent than here in Champaign, Illinois. There is a young lady here in Champaign, 21 years of … Continue reading →

Here we are once again, talking about the chief. You know who I mean. Not the fire chief, not the police chief, but our own dearlyinvented, unfailingly-controversial, nationalcelebrity, real live imaginary Indian chief. It just goes on and on—the story … Continue reading →

If you have listened closely to any of George W. Bush’s national addresses during his tenure in the White House, you probably know how the president feels about mixing religion and politics: he digs it. Since Bush entered office, and … Continue reading →

Anarcho-syndicalism combines movement for political liberty with the movement for economic liberty. Anarcho-syndicalists believe that formal democracy is not enough. Citizenship rights do not mean much when elections can be bought by wealthy campaign contributors and the media is controlled … Continue reading →

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.” – Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy “The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly … Continue reading →

Senator Kerry used anaphora, a rhetorical strategy in which the same word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of a phrase, clause, or sentence, throughout the debate to emphasize his points about the failures of the Bush presidency. One … Continue reading →

In regurgitated statements against Kerry, Republicans often included zingers like “flip-flop.” Democrats often referenced the line “consistency when wrong is no virtue.” Although it would be easy to dismiss these words as political posturing by biased individuals, a more interesting … Continue reading →