Guest Opinion | Thursday, July 28,2011

Don’t turn out lights on bulb innovation

In a close vote, the House recently passed a provision that undercuts one of the most successful environmental programs of the decade – one that requires all light bulbs – including the in

Guest Opinion | Thursday, July 21,2011

Marching toward the new economy

By Nick Capo

I just read Gar Alperovitz’s article, “The New-Economy Movement,” which explained how the American Sustainable Business Council and the New Economy Network are demonstrating that com

Guest Opinion | Thursday, July 14,2011

How safe is U.S. nuclear power?

By John Kindt

John W. Kindt, a U of I business and legal policy professor, is an expert on environmental law who has studied the regulation of nuclear power since the 1970s. He discusses the future of nuclear power

Guest Opinion | Thursday, July 7,2011

Real patriots pay taxes

By J. Scott Klinger and Holly Sklar

Some of our nation’s biggest corporations are planning a tax holiday and they want you to pick up the tab.Actually, you already pay for their routine tax avoidance through the use of tax havens

Guest Opinion | Thursday, June 30,2011

The real problem beyond the debt ceiling dilemma

By J. Fred Giertz

J. Fred Giertz is a University of Illinois professor of economics and member of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at Illinois. In an interview with News Bureau Business and Law editor Phi

Guest Opinion | Thursday, June 23,2011

Our prison system is bankrupting us

By Sarah van Gelder

If there was any doubt about the broken state of our prison system, recent news should put it to rest.The Global Commission on Drug Policy, made up of former presidents and other luminaries from the U

Guest Opinion | Thursday, June 16,2011

Radical change:%u2008Slots at the state fairgrounds

By Doug Dobmeyer

A bill recently approved by the General Assembly radically changes the gambling picture in Illinois. Three major things occur. The legislation expands the number of casinos from 10 to 15 throughout th

Guest Opinion | Thursday, June 9,2011

White America’s responsibility for race unity

By Kenley Wade

This is a shortened version of Kenley Wade’s keynote address delivered June 5 at the annual Race Unity Rally at the State Capitol rotunda.The Emancipation Proclamation ended the slavery of Afric

Guest Opinion | Thursday, June 2,2011

A sinking feeling about the economy

By Nick Capo

On May 17, 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released a report entitled “Occupational Employment and Wages – May 2010.” This report summarizes the numerical skeleton of the

Guest Opinion | Thursday, May 26,2011

In memory of lives lost to war

By Ashley Green

The last Monday of every May is devoted to the memory of an estimated 3.5 million (according to the U.S. Census Bureau) Americans who have fought and died for this country. Created in 1868 to honor th