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John Curtis Spielmann
TOWN OF ERIN John Curtis Spielmann Nov. 6, 1939 — Oct. 4, 2025 John Curtis Spielmann passed away October 4, 2025, at age 85. He was a man characterized by his profound commitment to family, friends and community, his steadfast faith and his deep...
Stuck in Aurora ICE facility, more detainees are agreeing to leave the U.S. voluntarily
Almost exactly six years after he entered the United States, Ramon Paredes Calderon asked an Aurora immigration judge to send him back to Mexico. Paredes, a middle-aged man with spiky salt-and-pepper hair, was sitting alone in an Aurora courtroom...
Video Stub for Porcupine quills connect past and present for artist Melanie Sainz
[gentle music] Melanie Tallmadge Sainz: Being creative is such a healthy way to engage in one’s life. I usually try to start my day being creative, yeah. My name is Melanie Tallmadge Sainz. I am a creative maker and artist, cultural arts...
Contributor: The Trump administration is targeting children of color
The scenes have been all over the news. In Colorado, ICE smashes the window of a car with a 1-month-old inside, his mother crying out, “There’s a baby in here!” A family of four in Chicago is surrounded at Millennium Park by heavily armed and...
Requiem for Gaza
The Gaza, the one that existed on the morning of October 7 is gone, decimated by months of saturation bombing, shelling, bulldozing and controlled demolitions. All that was familiar when I worked in Gaza has vanished, transformed into an...
Families once torn apart at border face renewed threat of separation
Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. Seven years ago, the first Trump administration...
Chris Hedges: Remove curse of Gaza genocide before it becomes the norm
The Gaza, the one that existed on the morning of October 7 is gone, decimated by months of saturation bombing, shelling, bulldozing and controlled demolitions. All that was familiar when I worked in Gaza has vanished, transformed into an...
Brevard County sheriff responds to pushback on K-9 arrest
The recent arrest of a man who was in the U.S. illegally sparked controversy with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office and Facebook users.The BCSO is getting some pushback for a post made on their official Facebook page, showcasing photos from a...
Opinion: How to keep commercial surrogacy from getting banned
Earlier this year, I was invited to discuss gestational surrogacy with dozens of the heads of women’s rights organizations looking to shape global policy. I was startled to discover I was the only participant on the Zoom call who had anything...
Plant-based options pose challenges for some students
Katey Woodruff, Features Editor– One in 10 college students follow a vegan or vegetarian diet, which is more than twice the percent of the general population, according to a 2019 survey conducted by The Harris Poll. A number of students at Denison...
From China to New York: What Chikungunya Reveals About Pestilence and Control
A mosquito-borne virus that swept through southern China just months ago has now arrived in the United States. What was once a faraway health story has become a domestic reality, and it’s sparking deeper questions—not just about public health, but...
ICE Tells North Side Alderperson To Back Off As She Warns Neighbors About Immigration Agents
This is part of our series of daily recaps of ICE activity in the Chicago region. Have a tip we should check out? Email newsroom@blockclubchi.org. ALBANY PARK — Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (33rd) is speaking out after federal immigration...
Trump trains guns on Venezuela: Why now, options before Maduro
The US is building up military presence in the Caribbean Sea, after striking Venezuelan boats it claimed were carrying drugs into the US. US President Donald Trump has authorised the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to conduct covert operations...
Mowing down physical and cognitive borders we imagine: Jorge Rojas’ multimedia Coyotek at Gittins Gallery a unifying testament of sociopolitical resilience, spiritual syncreticism
The layout of the space in the Gittins Gallery at the University of the Utah is perfect for Jorge Rojas’ Coyotek exhibition which mows down the physical and cognitive borders we conventionally imagine. Despite efforts to the contrary to dampen or...
Mexico’s major initiative to eradicate the screwworm will be ready in July 2026
In 1991, the Mexican state of Chiapas was the epicenter of the first eradication of the cattle screwworm infestation in history. An old sterile fly plant, which operated for about seven years in Chiapa de Corzo — about nine miles from the capital,...
UN Tourism Announces Best Tourism Villages 2025
From Koyasan in Japan to Chamarel in Mauritius, Bled in Slovenia, Carlos Pellegrini in Argentina, and Masfout in the United Arab Emirates, 52 newly recognized Best Tourism Villages from 29 countries showcase the power of tourism The latest list of...
SPEECH: Cuba, Nicaragua, Grenada Together We Shall Win, Maurice Bishop, 1980
“Long live the Grenadian revolution! Long live the militant unity and solidarity of workers internationally!” On October 25, 1983, the United States invaded Grenada, a tiny island republic in the eastern Caribbean, approximately 21 miles long...
Sanctioned and Silenced: Washington’s Playbook
Over the last several weeks, Washington has escalated threats and hostilities against Venezuela, and US President Donald Trump openly confirmed that he authorized the CIA to carry out covert action against the country. These actions are concerning...
From Baghdad to Caracas: a Washington manual on sanctions and war
By Manolo De Los Santos Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Manolo De Los Santos is Executive Director of The People’s Forum and a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. His writing appears regularly in...