It’s more than a little ironic that the core of Trump’s support comes from the very areas that are most reliant on immigrants to keep the towns alive. Trouble back home resonates here in K
On December 23, 1872, coal miners near Clearfield, Pennsylvania got into a fight with strikebreakers trying to mine coal during a strike. This minor moment in American labor history tells us a great d
That Politico piece from last week about the horrible racism of Trump voters in Johnstown, Pennsylvania got a lot of attention, for good reason. But as we process that people today could say such terr
Another day, another story of white coal mining Trump voters shocked that a billionaire con artist won’t protect their health care. Share
On April 2, 1937, workers at the Hershey Chocolate Corporation in Hershey, Pennsylvania sat down on the job. Following the lead of the General Motors workers in Flint, Michigan a few months earlier, t
The official journal of the Trump administration is acting as responsibly as ever. A Jewish family has temporarily left its Lancaster County, Pennsylvania home, citing fear of retribution after coming
The Transit Workers Union is on strike in Philadelphia. Their contract expired November 1 and the have many legitimate beefs, including over scheduling and health care. Some are worried that this coul
On September 6, 1869, the Avondale Colliery mine near Plymouth, Pennsylvania caught on fire, killing 110 workers. This disaster, one of the first major coal disasters in the United States, led to some