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Blogs, Bleader Feb 6, 2018
Daniel Biss on Abu Ghraib, how to resist the urge to check out at the words ‘pension crisis,’ and what he's learned from Michael Madigan

The Illinois gubernatorial candidate talks about the arc of progressive politics and what's required to bring change to the state capitol.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: News, Politics, Daniel Biss, Illinois primary, Democratic primary, Illinois governor, gubernatorial election, Mike Madigan, Abu Ghraib, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Daily Kos, netroots, campaigns, campaigning, Iraq War, DSA, Democratic Socialists of America, socialism, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, BDS, Fritz Kaegi, Joseph Berrios, Joe Berrios, Cook County Assessor, property taxes, pensions, pension crisis, Illinois State House, Illinois State Senate

Blogs, Bleader Sep 7, 2017
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Ramirez-Rosa dumped off the Biss ticket in six days; denies flip-flop on Israel issue

A dispute over Carlos Ramirez-Rosa's views on Israel gets him kicked off of Democrat Daniel Biss's ticket for governor.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: News, Politics, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Daniel Biss, Brad Schneider, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, BDS, Israel, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 12, 2014
More on Ali Abunimah at the Evanston Public Library

Author Ali Abunimah visits Evanston to discuss the conflict in Gaza and read from his book, The Battle for Justice in Palestine.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Books, News, Ali Abunimah, Evanston Public Library, The Battle for Justice in Palestine, Karen Danczak Lyons, Gaza, Palestine, Israel, BDS

Arts & Culture, On Culture Aug 12, 2014
Did controversial tweets cost Steven Salaita his U. of I. professorship?

The AAUP steps into a #controversy sparked by an author and pro-Palestinian activist.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Deanna Isaacs on Culture, Steven Salaita, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, free speech, Twitter, @stevesalaita, American Association of University Professors, AAUP, Virginia Tech, Gaza, Peter Kirstein, academic freedom, Chronicle of Higher Education, job offers, hiring, Inside Higher Ed, BDS, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, Daily Caller, Eric Owens, The News Gazette, Salon, Robin Kaler, Christophe Pierre, Phyllis M. Wise

Arts & Culture, On Culture Jan 21, 2014
A panel about an academic boycott of Israel turns controversial

The push for the boycott is part of a movement with broader goals that began in Palestine nearly a decade ago.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: On Culture, Modern Language Association, MLA, Israel, visa policies, West Bank, Palestine, academia, academic boycotts, academic freedom, tenure, conventions, MLA Annual Convention, Chicago MLA 2014, Chiberia, American Studies Association, ASA, Israeli universities, Gaza, human rights, BDS, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, Omar Barghouti, Jewish News Service, Daily Caller, academic discourse, Russell Berman, Gabriel Brahm, AAUP, American Association of University Professors, Cary Nelson, Chronicle of Higher Education, Margaret W. Ferguson, conflicts of interest, Roberts Rules of Order, MLA Resolution 2014-1, MLA Executive Council

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