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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.

Oh, (Sigh) Christmas Tree

Oh, (Sigh) Christmas Tree

by Stevie Brooks | Dec 23, 2024 | Agriculture, Appalachia, Business, Elections, Hurricane Helene, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Politics, Reclaiming Rural, Stevie Brooks, U.S. Politics, Western North Carolina

Christmas tree farm politics is a real thing in Western North Carolina this holiday season. It shouldn’t be.

A government official encounters disinformation after Helene 

by Dalton George | Dec 9, 2024 | Appalachia, Climate crisis, Dalton George, Environment, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, Local Organizing, Local Politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Politics, Reclaiming Rural, Western North Carolina

A Town Council member fights for people — and the truth.

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