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Author: Mike Davis

Mike Davis is a local community organizer for groups such as the Coffee Party and Moveon.org and works with Veterans for Peace on a regular basis.

BBC documentary reveals American colonel who trained Iraqi torturers

March 12, 2013 Mike Davis Foreign Policy, History, Human Rights, International, Military, War Leave a comment

A new documentary from the BBC (in cooperation with The Guardian newspaper) has revealed direct ties between the torture practices and death squads of

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What I saw at the “Forward on Climate” rally

March 1, 2013 Mike Davis Climate Change, Environment, Politics, Science Leave a comment

350.org, The Sierra Club and The Hip Hop Caucus organized the largest environmental protest in US history, on February 17th, 2013, with attendance estimated

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Romney to export Illinois jobs on Election Day

September 26, 2012 Mike Davis 2012 Election, Business, Charity & Justice, Corporations, Employment, Illinois/Midwest, Politics, Republicans One comment

Mitt Romney’s campaign has come under fire for a number of gaffes recently, but one action by the company he cofounded, Bain Capital, is

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Hyatt hurts

September 6, 2012 Mike Davis Business, Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Corporations, Employment, Illinois/Midwest, Labor and unions Leave a comment

Earlier this year, National Catholic Reporter called Hyatt Hotels “the worst hotel employer in the industry.” Allegations about working conditions at Hyatt sound as

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Romney /Ryan and America’s veterans: Does support go both ways?

August 29, 2012 Mike Davis 2012 Election, Military, Obama, Politics, War Leave a comment

A Gallup poll indicates that America’s male veterans lean towards the Romney/Ryan ticket at a 58% to 34% margin. The reasons are uncertain, but

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IL Governor denies press access to prisons

August 21, 2012 Mike Davis Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Crime/Violence, Illinois/Midwest, Media, States Leave a comment

Past reporting by this writer on prison conditions may have been shocking, but so is the Illinois Governor’s efforts to keep the media from

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Mississippi jails school kids for…what?

August 19, 2012 Mike Davis Civil Rights, Courts, Education, Police, States Leave a comment

According to Addicting Info, a Mississippi school has arranged for suspensions to be served in prison–a  real prison, where children serve  alongside hardened criminals

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Supermax prison maximizes mental health problems for inmates

June 26, 2012 Mike Davis Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Courts, Crime/Violence, Health care, Illinois/Midwest, States One comment

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has been suggesting the closure of Tamms supermax prison facility due to budget concerns. The response from downstate Illinois has

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Illinois budget hurts poor kids and education, but funds prisons

June 14, 2012 Mike Davis Charity & Justice, Economy, Illinois/Midwest, Politics, States, Youth issues One comment

The Illinois budget deficit is a problem that has been going on for a long time. It has become the new normal for many

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New coal gasification plant is a bad deal for Illinois

May 25, 2012 Mike Davis Business, Consumer issues, Energy, Environment, Illinois/Midwest 2 comments

The coal gasification plant that Tenasaka Energy wants to build in Taylorville Illinois is the kind of bargain that does not seem to have

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They Quit Trump

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Student Loan Watchdog Quits Trump Administration with scorching resignation letter

August 28, 2018
Steve Schmidt

Republican strategist Steve Schmidt renounces GOP membership

June 20, 2018
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Why he quit: Fox News analyst denounces propaganda channel

March 21, 2018
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Why he quit: Dept. of Interior scientist blasts Zinke in resignation letter

October 5, 2017
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Why he quit: Leader of Trump’s diversity council resigns over DACA

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Why he quit: Scientist resigns from Trump’s State Dept. with a biting message

August 27, 2017

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