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Ryan Wegener: How a Confederate monument shows what’s possible

by Beacon Media | Apr 22, 2025 | Black Community, Local Organizing, Local Politics, North Carolina Community, Uncategorized

An organizer considers his and his town’s past as he confronts a time of political division.  By Ryan Wegener Beacon Media  Source: UNC Chapel Hill – Documenting the American South Most Confederate monuments face North to represent defending against...

Raven MacFarlane-Bradbrook: We need Medicaid more than billionaires need tax cuts 

by Beacon Media | Mar 11, 2025 | Healthcare, Politics, U.S. Politics

Republicans in Congress want to gut Medicaid, denying life-saving health care for regular families to cut taxes for billionaires.

Michael Chameides: Small businesses, the engines of rural economies, need a fair tax system

by Beacon Media | Feb 25, 2025 | Business, North Carolina, Reclaiming Rural, U.S. Politics

Tax breaks for corporations and the ultra-rich hurt working people, Michael Chameides of the Rural Democracy Initiative argues.

Jacob Brooks: Mark Robinson has something to teach all of us

by Beacon Media | Feb 3, 2025 | Elections, Local Politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Politics, Reclaiming Rural

As former N.C. Lt Gov. Mark Robinson exits public life, Jacob Brooks reflects on the scandal-plagued former politician.

Dan Crawford: North Carolina needs bold leadership for the environment

by Beacon Media | Dec 30, 2024 | Climate crisis, Elections, Environment, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, Local Organizing, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Politics

N.C. Gov.-elect Josh Stein has shown leadership on environmental issues. He should continue.

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