Grammy Award-Winning Musician Tim O’Brien and the Next Generation of Appalachian Bluegrass
“Music kind of creates a community, and it’s an exalted position to be up on a stage and to be part of the thing that brings people together,” O’Brien said.
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The AI Boom Has Plunged a Small Pennsylvania Town Into Chaos
“This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” “I don’t like to see anyone upset,” said Nick Farris of Provident Real Estate Advisors. He was sitting in the front of a crowd of roughly […]
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As Federal Immigration Agents Descended on Minneapolis, Residents Deployed Mutual Aid to Protect Their Neighbors
Like neighbors mucking-out flooded basements in McDowell County, to public showings of solidarity across the rust belt, to miners striking in the 1920s — Minneapolis is leading in the long grassroots tradition of mutual aid to protect their community from the inside out.
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More ICE Detainees Ordered Released by West Virginia Judges: ‘A Threat to Anyone’s Constitutional Rights is a Threat to Us All’
Three different federal judges have ordered four more immigrants picked up in January’s ICE raids released on constitutional grounds
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In Virginia, People in Prison are Still Working For Pennies
Most U.S. states still allow prisons to pay people incarcerated there subminimum wage for their labor.
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Politically-Connected W.Va. GameChanger Program Receives Opioid Funds Amid Doubts from Experts
On a Tuesday afternoon, Michelle Allen is in her office in an empty Robert C. Byrd High School. Allen is […]
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W.Va. Opioid Settlement Funds are Supposed to Reverse Years of Crisis. In Several Counties, They’re Being Used to Pay Regional Jail Bills.
In rural Wyoming County, West Virginia, Ann Reed is the sheriff’s department’s only social worker. Funded through a temporary grant […]
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W.Va. Counties Set the Rules for Opioid Funds — with No One Watching
For two hours every Thursday and Friday, Randall Brown gathers a handful of people in front of a whiteboard. They […]
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‘In the Boat Together’: Post-Helene, Faith Communities Have Been Central to NC’s Long-Term Recovery
In the year since the storm devastated parts of western North Carolina, religious congregations have provided food, housing and supplies — as well as a shared sense of community.
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‘A Crisis of Truth:’ Trauma, Disinformation and the New Apostolic Reformation’s Effect on Our Politics
Many find healing from trauma in religion. But that trauma can also be used by religious leaders to activate political action.
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What is the New Apostolic Reformation? How a Religio-Political Movement is Affecting U.S. and Appalachian Politics
Here’s some context and clarity about the relationship between dominion theology and the NAR, the “apostles” and “prophets” who lead this movement, and what it all means for our politics.
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Appalachian Tennessee Abortion Providers Are Still Fighting to Provide Care
Amid abortion bans across Southern Appalachia, it’s harder than ever for abortion providers in Tennessee to offer services.
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From the Editor: “We’ve Seen The Future, It Looks Like Young Appalachia.”
I’ve been thinking about our efforts since 2016 to collectively rewrite a different future, one where Appalachia, especially young Appalachia, is fully cognizant of the dystopia and hopeful nonetheless.
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Inside Election Night As A Student Journalist
Student journalists with The Post, an independent, award-winning, student-run news publication on Ohio University, take readers inside covering election night.
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What Arabia Can Teach Appalachia About Floods
Yemen is probably not the first place one thinks of when thinking of Appalachia and its damaging flooding. But maybe it should be.
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In Kanawha County, WV, Opioid Settlement Funding for Syringe Services Faces Barriers
In the early afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 17, emergency rooms in Charleston, West Virginia, began experiencing an influx of people […]
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‘We Know What It’s Like To Be Exploited’: Tucker County, W.Va., Grapples With Future-Defining AI-Infrastructure Proposal
To fully appreciate the beauty of Tucker County, you must visit. Nestled at 3,500 feet in the gorgeous Allegheny Mountains […]
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In Push to ‘Make Appalachia Healthy Again,’ Some Big Barriers to Health Go Ignored
West Virginia consistently ranks at or near the bottom among states for health outcomes. But despite a new focus on health, officials aren’t addressing the everyday barriers to healthy living.
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