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Kerri Barber

Albuquerque, Chicago
Covers:  politics, ACA and Insurance, corruption, social justice issues, candidates, and current events.
Doesn't Cover: vapid, fluffy, and trendy nonsense
Officially retired. Get it your damn self, let it burn

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Kerri Barber’s Biography

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Kerri is an investigative journalist typically called in to "finish" a story corporate media employed journalists are not permitted to tell. Kerri focuses on politics, corruption, social justice issues, and current events.

She has several regional and international awards for writing and a decorated prior career as a marketing and business strategist. In 2015 she was selected as a business professionals to attend a White House Small Business symposium, working with Obama administration cabine…

Kerri Barber’s Journalist Portfolio

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Special Report: Lawless in Kenosha -

Special Report: Lawless in Kenosha -

Events in this small Midwestern town are indicative of a growing plague across the county: police brutality a…

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Ravening in the White House

Ravening in the White House

Barr and Wolf are on the cusp of realizing years of planning coming to fruition. Centrist conservatives and l…

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The Truth About ACA, Health Insurance, and Access to Care

The Truth About ACA, Health Insurance, and Access to Care

The Affordable Care Act (ACA / Obamacare) has been a polarizing issue since its inception and will continue t…

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Dirty Deeds: The Targeting of Progressives

Dirty Deeds: The Targeting of Progressives

I grew up overseas, the daughter of an American diplomat posted to various countries that held strategic inte…

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Untamed Heidi Henry's Wild Senate Race

Untamed Heidi Henry's Wild Senate Race

Change has been brewing for the last few years due to the uprising of the progressive movement. A process pla…

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Syrian Refugees in Jordan

Syrian Refugees in Jordan

As Americans brace for what will be a long and trying time through the COVID19 crisis, our efforts overseas c…

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Articles

Untamed Heidi Henry's Wild Senate Race

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By Kerri Barber
| undercoveredmagazine.com
Meet the State Senate candidate who is bucking Democratic Party Leadership to represent her constituents. Change has been brewing for the last few years due to the uprising of the progressive movement. A process plagued with challenges from long-established players threatened by the grassroots reformers forces Progressive Democrats to struggle for party support. This time, the party may have met its match in a woman from a small town running for Illinois State Senate.
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Dirty Deeds: The Targeting of Progressives

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By Kerri Barber
| undercoveredmagazine.com
I grew up overseas, the daughter of an American diplomat posted to various countries that held strategic interests as trade partners or war-time allies. It was an invaluable experience living under different political regimes with lessons that have never been forgotten. As a kid, I lived under martial law after a military coup in Pakistan during the Russian-Afghan war.
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The Truth About ACA, Health Insurance, and Access to Care

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By Kerri Barber
| undercoveredmagazine.com
The Affordable Care Act (ACA / Obamacare) has been a polarizing issue since its inception and will continue to be so into the 2020 election. The ACA provides benefits for millions of American families, but the biggest winners, by far, are the private insurance carriers. Whether a candidate or their respective party argues in favor of ‘fixing ACA” or disbanding it altogether, know that they are both fighting to protect one group above all others – the insurance industry.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing for business management magazines and was later published in academic work.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I am that old.

Why did you become a journalist?

I covered management topics for years, but switched to politics when other journalists lamented about topics they were not permitted to cover