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A People’s Agenda for Immigration
Chicago organizers share the immigration policies that they believe President Biden should prioritize.
What Really Happened at the Capitol on January 6?
A Q&A with 100 Days in Appalachia reporter Chris Jones, who was there.
Twilight in Grand Rapids
A photographer’s exploration of the city she calls home, in its quietest hours.
Lancaster is Burning
"The landscape of Fairfield County, Ohio sprouted the seeds of my imagination, helped them take root." [Excerpt]
Amid an Eviction Moratorium, the Housing Crisis Continues in Southeast Michigan
In Washtenaw County, Michigan, mutual aid projects are providing housing and tenant rights support for renters as the end of the eviction moratorium looms.
Belt’s Top Stories of 2020
Eleven pieces our readers kept coming back to.
The Appalachian Mines Claimed by Christmas
In southern Ohio, the defunct White Gravel Mines have been taken over by a religious holiday production.
meditations in the decline of western civilization
"this is how i ground myself. / i follow the writing on the wall."
Wisconsin’s Pandemic Winter
Vaccines will be rolled out over the coming months, but in the meantime, cold weather, isolation, and already-strained public health infrastructure will converge in the state this winter.
Return (For Chicago)
"This city isn’t built on bullets / alone."
New & Improved Names for the Cleveland Baseball Team
How about those hats?
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