Tag: Politcs

Megan Gandy, from Morgantown, West Virginia, began singing and playing guitar on her front porch for friends, family and her community through Facebook live. Photo: Kristen Uppercue/100 Days in Appalachia
Megan Gandy, from Morgantown, West Virginia, began singing and playing guitar on her front porch for friends, family and her community through Facebook live. Photo: Kristen Uppercue/100 Days in Appalachia

Welcome to Front Porch Politics!

by on February 28, 2024 Comments are Disabled

It was on the muddy banks of the Scioto River that Hillary Clinton’s electoral ship began sinking in 2016. At a CNN townhall in Columbus, Ohio, Clinton – then in a heated primary battle against Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont – infamously said, “We’re going to put a lot of […]

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Wallens Ridge State Prison can be seen from miles away, nestled in the mountains of southwest Virginia. Photo: Courtesy of Dirk Wiley

Commentary: The Far-Reaching Effects of the Carceral State on Appalachian Communities

by on August 10, 2021 Comments are Disabled

In 2019, local activists succeeded in stopping the construction of a new federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky.  The prison was on track to be the most expensive federal prison ever constructed, with $510 million in allocated funding. The project had a powerful advocate in Kentucky Congressman Hal Rogers, who […]

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