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In Defense of Coal Miners – Centering Corporate Cultural Manipulation in the Age of Environmentalism

Nicholas PerezJune 30, 2021June 30, 2021

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Citizens United: A Ruling Made to be Broken

Rachel FolmarFebruary 27, 2021February 27, 2021

The overwhelming presence of dark money and massive contributions by corporations and the wealthy in modern electoral politics dilutes the influence of the masses and magnifies the influence of the few.

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To Recede a Frontier

Joaquin Lara MidkiffFebruary 24, 2021February 24, 2021

I was no longer in the cure-finding business but instead hard at work figuring out how to live a fulfilled life under altered circumstances. For those who have never made this transition: it is a forceful, sometimes internally violent, act of re-definition.

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How Iconization Reduces a Movement Into a Moment

Victoria ChungFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

Confining the extensive Civil Rights Movement to a single decade and to the adapted legends of two individuals creates a misleading narrative that remains rooted in the South, focused on non-economic issues, and as one that does not address institutional racism.

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What Georgia’s Historic Voter Turnout Reveals About Enacting Change on the Local Level

Victoria ChungFebruary 10, 2021February 10, 2021

Georgia turned blue for the first time since 1992, and we have one group to thank: Black women and grassroots activists whose advocacy has proven the efficacy of working towards progress on the local level.

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Following Capitol Insurrection, Debate Looms Over Section 230

Matthew YoukilisJanuary 17, 2021January 17, 2021

Politicians in both parties appear ready to address the monopolistic tendencies emerging among some internet companies, including Google, Facebook, and Amazon. The question that remains is their motivations.

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Where Does QAnon Go From Here?

Cameron FreemanJanuary 16, 2021January 16, 2021

In 2017, before Greene’s Congressional run, she posted a video summarizing the QAnon theory and asserting, “there’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take this global cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles out, and I think we have the president to do it.”

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“A Big Part of Recovery Is Dealing with Change”: Lockdowns, Telehealth, and Rehab

Sharla MoodyJanuary 10, 2021January 10, 2021

“Suddenly people don’t have access to treatment right down the street or a phone call away. They have to find someone else.”

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We’ve Seen This Before

Pablo Trujillo ÁlvarezJanuary 8, 2021January 8, 2021

As a foreigner who is deeply concerned about our friends and neighbors in the United States, but nonetheless free from the visceral passions any politically engaged, responsible American must justly feel right now, I can only invite you to learn from our history in an attempt to repair the damage and move forward.

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