The entire idea of burning biomass for “renewable” energy inevitably is going to lead to rich parts of the world burning the forests of poor parts of the world. Or not even just the poores
Before we move too far behind the first federal holiday of Juneteenth, allow me to make two points. One, this is unabashedly a good thing. Two, as I pointed out recently, this is absolutely going to b
For two decades or more, those who follow issues of climate change have known that the Outer Banks are probably doomed. And yet, as one of the nation’s most popular vacation spots, there’s
Someday, we are going to look back and realize that the early 21st century was both the period when universities stopped hiring history professors and the period where people were literally dying in t
That farm labor gets such a tiny amount of attention even from liberals is quite distressing. But the exploitation of these workers needs continued publicity through whatever megaphones we may have. W
A huge win for the National Nurses Union and all those who undertake the herculean task of organizing the South! It’s a new day at HCA’s Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, for register
One of the benefits of the folk revival of the 60s was a lot of people went out and shot documentaries of the aging musicians of the South, at times when a lot of rural musical traditions were nearing
This MGM-produced travel film from 1942 focuses on the ways and life of western North Carolina. It’s an interesting view into what might appeal to travelers at a time when few did travel, especi