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A Worker-Owned Co-op That Builds Homes in Western North Carolina
Born from an eagerness to explore alternative economic models, Equinox Woodworks has become another beacon for sustainability and egalitarianism in…
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ARC Awards The Industrial Commons a $10 Million ARISE Grant for Its Innovation Campus
The Industrial Commons just received the largest non-highway construction grant ever awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission.
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Morganton Signals Support for Inclusion and Worker Solidarity
Three new murals and a monument to "The Dignity of Work" make strong statements about which values Morganton residents want to represent their…
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Jeffrey Howard
How Economically Distressed Is Appalachia in 2023?
Appalachia has made economic progress since 1965, but 82 of its 423 counties remain "distressed," per a June 2023 report by the Appalachian Regional…
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Jeffrey Howard
TIC's Innovation Campus Will Be Ground Zero for a More Egalitarian Morganton
The Industrial Commons' Innovation Campus brings with it a 40-to-45-million-dollar investment in the community and a much more democratic way of doing…
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Jeffrey Howard
Commissioner Smith Believes Burke County Is Being Infiltrated by Communists?
For Commissioner Phil Smith, the words social justice, equity, cultural competency, and humanism are alarming. Burke residents think otherwise.
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This Is Common Appalachian
Common Appalachian envisions Southern Appalachia as a distinct cultural area and bioregion devoted to communitarian values.
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