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U.S., other free-trade leaders, now among most vulnerable to backlash

The United States has led the way for decades in promoting free trade and globalization, but contrary to common wisdom, its now among the most vulnerable to a growing backlash against it, says University of Illinois professor Jude Hays.

Published Date: November 19, 2009


Historian charts race, class dynamics of civil rights in St. Louis

The civil rights movement was never as unified as it often has been portrayed, says University of Illinois professor Clarence Lang.

Published Date: October 15, 2009


Historical and cultural geographer ponders Main Street hotels, the Midwest

In discussions of the recent economic downturn by politicians, journalists and their followers, its been next to impossible to dodge the phrase Wall Street versus Main Street. Clich though it may be by now, the phrase is effective in part because of the instant images both locales evoke. But when John Jakle, a professor emeritus of geography and of landscape architecture at the University of Illinois, references Main Street, its impossible for him to see past the one icon still standing in many a downtown across America: the landmark hotel.

Published Date: September 14, 2009


Speech expert says Obama needs a narrative, moral appeal and villains

Presidential rhetoric expert John Murphy says President Obama's healthcare message so far has been too fragmented. Murphy explains what the president needs to do to turn things around.

Published Date: September 4, 2009


Illinois failing to meet guidelines for child welfare, study indicates

Although the recurrence of child abuse and neglect declined in Illinois during 2008, the state is failing to meet federal guidelines in these areas and could lose millions of dollars in federal funding as a result.

Published Date: August 20, 2009