Zach Carlson

Zach is a graduate student at Illinois State University pursuing his master’s in History specializing in labor and left history. When not neck deep in books for research, he spends much of his day contextualizing current events through a historical lens. A self-proclaimed nerd, casual outdoorsmen, and wearer of many hats, Zach looks to move on to his Ph.D.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Zach Carlson

U.S.

Small-town solidarity: The grassroots fight against immigrant detention centers
July 9, 2019 By Zach Carlson
Townspeople 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, 2019 By Zach Carlson
We 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, 2019 By Zach Carlson
The 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, 2019 By Zach Carlson
It 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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