Tag: Kentucky
A vote to retire two coal-fired power plants passes despite Trump’s...
"It is not about coal. This decision is about economics."
Red for Ed: The teachers’ red state revolt rolls on
The teachers' strikes today are part of a national revolt that has been growing for months, arcing from one red state to another.
Thousands of teachers and staff on strike across Oklahoma and Kentucky,...
"Stop the war on public education!"
Widow of state rep. who committed suicide plans to run for...
Refusing to believe the allegation of child molestation against her husband, Rebecca Johnson announced that she will be running for his seat in Kentucky’s 49th House District.
Giving Kentucky’s young people a reason to stay
A voice and the power to solve problems will make progressive young people see their future in conservative and economically struggling Central Appalachia.
After coal, a small Kentucky town builds a healthier, more creative...
A complex network of local organizations helps neighbors support one another as they rebound from a dying industry.
3 creative solutions to protect water, wildlife, and a warming city
In the heat zone of Louisville, Kentucky, 170 residents have been trained as “citizen foresters.”
Kentucky Governor Lowers Minimum Wage, Strips Voting Rights
Newly elected Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has issued five executive orders, the majority of which reverse progressive changes made by former Governor Beshear
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Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Addicted to war?
War Fever, Trump-Style.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.