A new documentary from the BBC (in cooperation with The Guardian newspaper) has revealed direct ties between the torture practices and death squads of
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.
What I saw at the “Forward on Climate” rally
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
Romney to export Illinois jobs on Election Day
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
Hyatt hurts
Earlier this year, National Catholic Reporter called Hyatt Hotels “the worst hotel employer in the industry.” Allegations about working conditions at Hyatt sound as
Romney /Ryan and America’s veterans: Does support go both ways?
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
IL Governor denies press access to prisons
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
Mississippi jails school kids for…what?
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
Supermax prison maximizes mental health problems for inmates
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has been suggesting the closure of Tamms supermax prison facility due to budget concerns. The response from downstate Illinois has
Illinois budget hurts poor kids and education, but funds prisons
The Illinois budget deficit is a problem that has been going on for a long time. It has become the new normal for many
New coal gasification plant is a bad deal for Illinois
The coal gasification plant that Tenasaka Energy wants to build in Taylorville Illinois is the kind of bargain that does not seem to have