West Virginia definitely needs to double down on coal: Each morning Tina Coleman turns her faucet, she waits to see what color the water will be when, or if, it.
Teachers John and Kerry Guerini of Fayetteville, West Virginia, hold signs at a rally at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Teachers.
On October 11, 1979, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the chemical company American Cyanamid $10,000 for coercing women workers into sterilization if they wanted to work in.
This is a reburial site for the some of the unknown workers killed building the tunnel at Hawk's Nest in West Virginia. I've written about Hawk's Nest in the Labor.
Hamilton Nolan's tour of West Virginia's labor history and dying labor movement is well worth reading. If you believe that Bernie Sanders' vision of America can revive a leftist populist.
Another day, another story of white coal mining Trump voters shocked that a billionaire con artist won't protect their health care.
We had a good discussion last night over what to do about Joe Manchin. It's worth noting in context of that conversation that the other statewide elected Democrat, Governor Jim.
The answer to that question is of course multifaceted. But one part of the answer is, not surprisingly, the drug companies who profit handsomely by flooding the nation with opioids..
