There Might Not be Any Bottom to This
“There might not be any bottom to this,” were the words of warning given by Derrick Evans’ mother when he began fighting to protect his community of Turkey Creek. The struggle is the center of the film, Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek. More about the film from filmmaker Leah Mahan’s website: […]
The Right to Local Government: The Spirit of 1773
An article published by In These Times revisits the foundations of U.S. Independence, and questions how it applies to local initiatives like that in Mora County, NM to proactively ban oil and gas from the area. After much debate by the people of the town, Col. John Ashley, moderator of the Sheffield, Massachusetts, Town Meeting, […]