Good Trouble
Editor’s note: This is our second essay from Mara Eve Robbins. You can read the first, “Outrage Fatigue,” here. We’re pleased to offer our readers her unique, blessedly subversive insider’s […]
Editor’s note: This is our second essay from Mara Eve Robbins. You can read the first, “Outrage Fatigue,” here. We’re pleased to offer our readers her unique, blessedly subversive insider’s […]
As I wrote the other day, music is one of the most effective forms of social criticism. So, reaching back to the turbulent times of 50 years ago, we’ll be […]
It is more contagious than the Coronavirus By Michael M. Barrick I miss laughter. Not the kind of laughter that late-night comedians get by ridiculing others, even if I don’t […]
This bug without borders requires federal coordination, but don’t hold your breath By Michael M. Barrick Note: This is the second installment in a series on the Coronavirus pandemic. A […]
A Lesson Plan that considers the reasons By Michael M. Barrick “Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King / and recognize that there are ties between us, […]
Just before noon today (EDT), summer begins. For many people, regardless of their spiritual beliefs, the Summer Solstice is to be celebrated. I agree! Because I love to be outdoors, […]
It is Duke, Dominion and EQT that are terrorizing people By Michael M. Barrick RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina’s surveillance and counter-terrorism unit has conducted a “threat assessment” of […]
Three years after Preserving Sacred Appalachia Conference, Appalachia and all of the planet is as vulnerable as ever to fossil fuel industry LENOIR, N.C. (April 22, 2018) – Three years […]
Strike vote by West Virginia teachers shows the value of unions By Michael M. Barrick LENOIR, N.C. – West Virginia teachers recently voted overwhelmingly to go out on strike if […]
Obsession with stuff that will become dust – like us – reveals our true priorities By Michael M. Barrick LENOIR, N.C. – Before this day is out, we will almost […]