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Tag Archives: International
South Africa: A Report Card
This is an edited version of a talk given at the Illini Union, June 6, 2026 at “Divestment and Reflection: 40 Years Since the University of Illinois Anti-Apartheid Protests and Arrests.” Colonialism poured poison into the soil of South Africa … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, African Americans, Democracy, International, International, Racism, Section, South Africa, Voices
Tagged colonialism, democracy, International, liberation, racism, South Africa
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The Anatomy of a Defeat: Why the United States Lost the War on Iran
This article previously was published in Italian in il manifesto on June 27. From the first shots targeting the Islamic Republic’s leadership, the United States and Israel waged an illegal war against Iran that was doomed to fail. Articles 1 … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, Iran, Middle East, Section, War
Tagged imperialism, International, Iran, US foreign policy, war
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Belden’s French Connection
I met Belden in 1963. We both were residents at the Cité Universitaire Internationale and attended the same seminar on the 1930s at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). It was the start of a close friendship spanning … Continue reading
Posted in 1968, 1968 Revolt, France, In Memoriam, International, International, Politics, Section, Students
Tagged 1968 revolt, Belden Fields, France, In Memoriam, International, politics, students
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Reflections on Bangladesh’s Recent Revolution: International Students’ Perspective
What began as a student-led protest demanding quota reform in the allocation of Bangladesh’s government jobs rapidly transformed into a revolutionary movement that dismantled an autocratic regime in just two months. As Bangladeshi citizens studying in the United States, we … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Democracy, International, International, Section
Tagged Bangladesh, democratic movement, International, revolution, South Asia, student protest
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Feminism, the Environment and Stolen Land: Socially Conscious Music from Africa and the South Pacific
Readers may remember my two previous world music reviews, in the February 2021 and Summer 2021 issues of the Public i. All of the music described here was reviewed in the great magazine Songlines. The music is available on Apple … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Arts, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, International, Music, South Africa
Tagged Africa, International, Music, South Africa, South Pacific, West Africa
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The Lessons Ebola Is Teaching
Greg Damhorst is an MD/PhD student in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . His graduate research involves the development of diagnostic technologies for HIV/AIDS. Greg is also a co-founder of the Global Health Initiative … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare, International, Uncategorized
Tagged ebola, Guinea, International, Liberia, public health, Sierra Leone, University of Illinois
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American Exceptionalism and Our Newest War
Once upon a time, when I was a child growing up in 1950s America, I truly believed in American Exceptionalism, the idea that the United States is a virtuous country and unique among nations because of our revolutionary history, experimental … Continue reading
Posted in International, Politics
Tagged International, politics
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Political Soccer: A Global Phenomenon—Except Here
This summer’s soccer World Cup—always the most-watched sporting event on the planet—in Brazil was accompanied by enormous demonstrations, at times violently repressed. Citizens protested the diversion of vast resources from urgent social needs to the building of hugely expensive stadiums, … Continue reading
Posted in International, Politics
Tagged International, politics, sports
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The End of the European Union?
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 citizens resoundingly … Continue reading
Posted in International, Labor/Economics, Politics, Politics
Tagged International
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