Community members gather along Chestnut Ridge Road and Willowdale Road in Morgantown on Saturday afternoon to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies, braving chilly temperatures as light snowflakes fell […]
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Farmers protest against free trade
by Anthony Pahnke My mom stood next to my grandfather, both of them crying as he emptied the bulk tank and dumped his milk in protest. It was the 1960s, […]
Don’t let hate take root in our hills
The YWCA Charleston Race to End Racism was this past Saturday. The 5K run/1 mile walk, now in its eighth year, raises funds for community engagement and racial equity and […]
Hateful rhetoric, violence on the rise. Politicians aren’t helping
In the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israeli civilians and Israel’s counter-attack on Gaza, both antisemitism and Islamophobia are on the rise in the U.S. and abroad. Some pro-Palestine groups […]
WVU walkout a good start, but it will take more
On Monday, WVU students staged a walkout and protest in objection to the preliminary recommendations that call for cutting 32 majors and 169 faculty positions. We are proud of all […]
When ‘decorum’ means ‘mob rule,’ it’s time to break it
by Karen Dolan In the past few weeks, two young Black lawmakers and a young transgender lawmaker have been punished for “breaching decorum” in conservative-controlled statehouses. In Tennessee, after Republican […]
Citizens rising up against guns and for our children
by Rob Okun “Until people start to go into the streets and protest, we’re not going to see the changes … If you don’t have the people rising up, like […]
Violent radical left helps feed radical right’s narrative
The violent protest against the construction of a police training center in Atlanta exemplifies how little the radical left has learned since the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the […]
Throwing food on famous art distracts from protestors’ cause
by Tyler Michals The worldwide debate over climate change is descending into a political food fight. Last Sunday, climate activists threw mashed potatoes on Claude Monet’s famous “Les Meules” painting, […]
Iranian women rising up for freedom
by Hoda Katebi In recent days, protests have shaken the streets of Iran in response to the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. Amini died Sept. 16 after […]
