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Resistance in a Red State: Jail Support for Immigrants Held in Missouri

Author’s note: If local immigrants are picked up by ICE in the Urbana-Champaign area, they will likely be cycled through at least one of three major detention centers in Missouri. I spoke with activists doing solidarity work in Missouri jails … Continue reading

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Inspired by Palestinians, They Risked Their Lives to Reach Gaza by Boat: Three Americans from the Global Sumud Flotilla Describe Their Journey

            A longer version of this article appeared on Kimberlie Kranich’s Substack page on November 21, 2025. The Three Americans Paul Reid, a graphic designer based in Portland, Oregon; Carsie Blanton, a songwriter based in … Continue reading

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Friendship during Genocide: Former Marine and Palestinian Mother in Gaza Claim Each Other as Family

This is part one of a two-part article on friendship and solidarity during Israel’s war against Palestinians in Gaza. Ear-to-ear smiles form on all three women’s faces when Asma appears on Zoom from 6,000 miles away in Khan Younis in … Continue reading

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Belden Rests in Solidarity

When I hear the word solidarity, the first person I think of is the late Professor Belden Fields; may his spirit rest in power. On the 25th anniversary of the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, we honor our dear friend Belden, … Continue reading

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For Whom the Bell Tolls

For whom does the bell toll? These days it tolls for our children, gunned down in our streets and schools because of gun violence. And as if this were not enough, there are the child laborers among us and the … Continue reading

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