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Stevie Brooks: How we turned a protest into our version of a church 

by Stevie Brooks | Mar 25, 2025 | Faith, LGBTQ+, Local Organizing, Migration, Stevie Brooks, U.S. Politics, Western North Carolina

A rally held in protest of federal actions, courtesy of Stevie Brooks. Last month, the leader of a protest in Shelby gathered the community and conquered fears and critics.  By Stevie Brooks  Beacon Media  When I got home the night of the big protest I...

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.

Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: It’s been time for Southern unions

by Gwen Frisbie-Fulton | Feb 9, 2025 | Affordability, Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, Local Organizing, North Carolina Community, Politics, Reclaiming Rural

Amazon worker’s efforts in Garner, N.C., will help workers across the entire state and South.

The Rev. C.J. Brinson: The Christian right does not know Jesus

by C.J. Brinson | Jan 27, 2025 | Black Community, Faith, Latino Community, LGBTQ+, Migration, Politics, Rev. C.J. Brinson, U.S. Politics, Women's rights

Pastor C.J. Brinson takes on how President Donald Trump and his supporters have used religion in the president’s first days in office.

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