Zach Carlson
LATEST ARTICLES BY Zach Carlson
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Labor
Graduate Workers Union fights on at Illinois State University
October 6, 2021A strike authorization vote is now underway until Oct. 10.
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Labor
SEIU Graduate Workers Union in stalled talks at Illinois State University
March 1, 2021Winning a union was tough enough for the graduate student workers at ISU but negotiating a contract has been even harder.
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Culture
‘To See Each Other,’ People’s Action podcast challenges rural America’s stereotypes
September 28, 2020Producers see a possible resurgence of progressive activity in rural areas.
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News
Illinois energy companies planning utility shutoff spree when moratorium expires
July 31, 2020They are determined to cut the cord on families who can’t pay up, but residents and activists are fighting back.
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U.S.
Small-town solidarity: The grassroots fight against immigrant detention centers
July 9, 2019Townspeople in Dwight, Illinois, took on the private detention industry—and won.
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Environment
Trickle-down pollution: The waterways from Chicago to New Orleans
July 8, 2019We can't punish the north to save the south, nor can we ignore the issues caused by the north to continually punish the people living in the south.
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U.S.
Council approves ICE immigrant prison in central Illinois
March 15, 2019The proposal now goes to the federal government for final approval and contracting.
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U.S.
Opposition mounts to planned ICE prison in Illinois
March 6, 2019It should come to no one’s surprise that the private prison industry is looking to exploit the economic stagnation of a small town.
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