Labor Radicalism and Repression in the Woods of Maine
Few today would be surprised that the harshest repression following the confrontation in Greenville was not against the right-wing paramilitary organization but against members of the IWW.
Year: 2017
A 2002 Documentary that Whitewashes History Gets a New Coat in 2017
By his own admission, film creator Gottlieb was able to spend most of his life in Silver Spring shielded from the community’s past that included widespread discrimination in the community’s businesses, public buildings, and housing. Even after completing the film, Gottlieb appears to have learned little about the substantial role racism played in shaping his community.
Lindsay Hendrix fights myths to tackle hunger
We work to help ensure that folks who may not have enough to eat get the food they need.
Dyeing Poverty: Thoughts on Poverty and Race
From the Jim Crow era to the present day, discrimination has obstructed equal access in attaining greater wealth and upward mobility for marginalized people.
Food Insecurity & the Revolutionary Democracy of Urban Food Sovereignty Struggles in the Early 21st Century
Top-down responses to food insecurity must be paired with strategies creating self-sustaining local food economies that lessen dependency on the ebbs and flows of the modern corporately controlled food system.
Review: A Time of Upheaval, Unit 8 of Joyce Appleby’s The American Vision
Perhaps not surprising, The American Vision is not one to focus on government malfeasance. The Vietnam War chapter in particular is open to this criticism.
On Loneliness and the Reason Why: Experiences as a Native Academic
Academic life, as a Native woman, is realizing that your physical presence is unsettling to those in power, because your body and existence are a reminder of a horrific history they’d like to forget.
Appalachian Voices’ “Solarize Wise” Program: Energy Savings and Job Creation Appalachia
To protect and improve quality of life, Appalachian Voices launched Solarize Wise, a Southwestern Virginia program that is working to bring affordable solar energy to the region.
Wealth Abounds: Poverty in Native America
The U.S. government, through centuries of policy and practice, established and maintained Indian poverty.
White Poor, Black Poor: Untangling Structure and Culture
While the debate about the underlying causes of poverty is not new, the racial and class antagonisms of the 2016 election provide an opportunity to search for new answers to this old problem.
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