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Green Party Statement on Racist Attack in Virginia

The Franklin County Green Party unequivocally condemns the attack on anti-racist and anti-fascist protesters yesterday in Charlottesville, Virginia and are saddened by the death and injuries. The Green Party is an anti-racist organization…

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The concerning future of news

The latest generation has access to an unlimited supply of information at just the touch of a finger. However, recent studies show that young people have trouble evaluating the information they get. This lack of news literacy among the youth…

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Bob Bites Back...At The Moves; Detroit (2017)

Dr. Bob Fitrakis reviews the film; Detroit (2017); Amidst the chaos of the Detroit Rebellion, with the city under curfew and as the Michigan National Guard patrolling the streets, three young African American men were murdered at the Algiers…

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White book cover with black words White Trash the untold history of class

BOOK REVIEW: White Trash: The 400-year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg

Not since President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty have we seen so much attention paid to poor white people. The iconic Life magazine photo of Johnson sitting on the front porch of a poor white Appalachian family was in part to ensure them that…

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