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Illustrated: The South isn't so anti-abortion after all. Kentucky proved it at the polls.

by Arwen Donahue and Phoebe Wagoner December 14, 2022December 1, 2023

Activists across Kentucky organized voters against an amendment that would have prevented a right to abortion or abortion funds in the state constitution. In illustration, meet three folks who were part of the movement to defeat Amendment 2.

Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

On abortion, count on Gen Z for more than votes

by Rainesford Stauffer November 7, 2022December 1, 2023
“Thoughts and prayers without action to prevent tragedy is faith without works.” Southern students speak out on legislation and safety fears.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

'Young people need power.' Southern students on safety, accountability, and what they need from adults

by Rainesford Stauffer June 7, 2022December 5, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

How Louisville photographers are keeping Breonna Taylor in focus

by Anna Blake March 22, 2022November 14, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

A granddaughter's gratitude

by Andrea Morales, MLK50 January 4, 2022January 3, 2022
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Without paid leave, the South's COVID school policies cause a terrible trickle down for families

by Rainesford Stauffer November 18, 2021November 13, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

In Appalachia, the face of addiction is white—and so is the story of recovery

by Crystal Good February 26, 2021April 6, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The media's extractive telling of Appalachia

by R. Garringer December 15, 2020January 5, 2021
Posted inARTS & SOUL

From Appalachia to Outer Space: The beauty and the limits of perspective in Portraits & Dreams

by Kim Kobersmith December 7, 2020December 7, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Rep. Attica Scott on her protest arrest: 'This is about the police's power, domination, and control over Black bodies'

by Rainesford Stauffer October 2, 2020October 2, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Justice for Breonna Taylor: Dispatch from Kentucky's March for Black Women's Lives

by Austyn Gaffney June 26, 2020October 27, 2020
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Ballad of a Land Man: Kentucky theatre takes on fracking

by Kim Kobersmith June 3, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Dear national media, Southerners on unemployment aren't living high on the hog

by Katie Myers May 22, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

'Working sick'—Kentucky miners fight black lung regulations

by Austyn Gaffney March 2, 2020September 16, 2020
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Nuclear waste in Paducah, Kentucky poses extra threat to region facing historic flooding

by Austyn Gaffney December 4, 2019September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Hope in coal country: Parents without diplomas keep their kids in school

by Meredith Kolodner October 21, 2019November 13, 2023
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'You will die of old age. I will die of climate change.'

by Austyn Gaffney September 30, 2019September 16, 2020
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Video: In their own words, why Kentucky miners are blocking a coal train

by Shaylan Clark & Oakley Fugate August 12, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

"We fight for what's right and we fix what's wrong": Voices from Kentucky's Poor People's Campaign

by Austyn Gaffney July 2, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Fed up Kentucky teachers aim to oust conniving officials

by ivy Brashear April 24, 2018September 16, 2020
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"Jeanette's Law" could help victims of domestic violence in Kentucky

by Austyn Gaffney April 23, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Kentucky's rural water disaster could get worse before it gets better

by Lyndsey Gilpin March 20, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

A Republican backup plan for killing Obamacare

by Austyn Gaffney November 20, 2017September 16, 2020
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Photo essay: There is love in Louisville

by David Flores and Ellen Hagan July 20, 2017December 3, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

How federal prisoners might become Appalachia's new 'black gold'

by Kate Jenkins January 27, 2017September 16, 2020
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Two poems: Ohio River & Border State of Denial

by Jeremy Michael Clark January 25, 2017December 3, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Kentucky should move forward, not backward, on healthcare access

by Brandi Jones and Mallika Sabharwal January 12, 2017September 16, 2020

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