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Kevin Powell: How My 8th-Grade Educated Mother Got Me to College -- And How It Changed My Life

Kevin Powell, AlterNet. April 13, 2012.

A college education allowed Powell to escape the poverty of his childhood. Now he's striving to keep the college dream alive for kids in similar circumstances.

MTV's Occupy Wall Street Shows: Horrifying Co-Option or Great Publicity?

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. October 26, 2011.

As OWS seeps further into pop culture, these are ever-pressing questions. Here's why we're feeling optimistic about it.

Comic Dave Chapelle Misses Fundraiser for Brooklyn Congressional Hopeful

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. July 10, 2008.

Comedian's absence a setback for progressive, hip-hop themed campaign.