Category Archives: worker issues

Up the Ridge, a film about remote Appalachian prisons, racism, and the intentional tension between rural and urban

Posted on August 9, 2008 by meredith

This very important film was produced out of Appalshop’s hiphop radio program, Holler to the Hood. The film synopsis reads: Up the Ridge is a one-hour television documentary produced by Nick Szuberla and Amelia Kirby. In 1999 Szuberla and Kirby … Continue reading →

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A New WPA: an article about the Employer of Last Resort Proposal

Posted on May 15, 2008 by meredith

I just read this article in Dollars and Sense magazine. It discusses Agrentina’s experiment with job creation while also exploring the possibilities of the Employer of last Resort Proposal, a government job plan somewhat similar to the WPA. Although much … Continue reading →

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