- West Virginia Isn’t Just “Trump Country”:Since the 2016 election,West Virginia has been stereotyped as a bastion of Trump supporters. But community organizer Stephen Smith believes that a campaign for economic justice can attract broad support in the state — and he’s running for governor to prove it https://jacobinmag.com/2019/07/west-virginia-stephen-smith-governor-2020-election 4 comments politics
- Record number of LGBTQ+ candidates run for US Congress in wake of attacks | At least 101 members stood for elections in 2022 as threats of violence and suspension of rights loom for the community https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/26/lgbtq-rights-candidates-congress 17 comments politics
- Chinese Farmers Revolt Against Govt Land Grab - Demand free elections, saying their chief sent thugs to attack the community. The road that runs along Shangpu is littered with burned-out cars. Farmers have built tents & barricades. Police have been in standoff 2 weeks. http://www.npr.org/2013/03/05/173495434/chinese-farmers-fight-against-government-land-grab?2 441 comments worldnews
- The Pot Industry Is Taking Over Pro-Pot Efforts - "This is really the first major election cycle where there’s actually a business community already up and running in the states that are considering these broader reforms” http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/08/big_weed_is_throwing_some_of_its_new_money_into_politics.html 7 comments politics