Teachers across the country are going on strike after West Virginia’s teachers successfully secured raises in a standoff with state officials that shut down schools in all 55 counties last month. The widely-covered walkout in West Virginia is pointed to as a source of inspiration and empowerment by many teachers […]
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This story was originally published on Rewire. Poverty limits access. To everything. Health care is no different. What’s unique about alternative or integrated care is that there is often no middle man, no gatekeeper. When I went to my first appointment with a clinical herbalist, I trembled. Instinctively, I put […]
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There’s no question that manufacturing employment in the United States has fallen in recent decades. But did a Republican congressman from West Virginia get it right when he cited a statistic on that point in a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed? U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney wrote March 25 that “from 2000-10, U.S. […]
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During the teacher strike a couple weeks ago, West Virginia educators were asking for two main things: a pay raise and for legislators to “fix PEIA.” While the program’s finance board ultimately agreed to freeze proposed changes to the plan that would have increased costs, truly fixing PEIA on the […]
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In a speech in New Hampshire last week, President Trump advocated executing drug dealers as a way to “solve” the root of American drug addiction, including the opioid crisis. This is consistent with the president’s get-tough language on addiction, which places more value on—and will direct more government resources toward—enforcement […]
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Since late February, a small group of people have been quietly perched in two trees atop Peters Mountain in Monroe County. They are so remote, few have seen or heard directly from the protesters, but still there’s plenty of people noticing. It’s not known exactly who or how many people […]
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