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Lesson Learned: Teachers Across the Country Follow West Virginia’s Lead
Teachers across the country are going on strike after West Virginia’s teachers successfully secured raises in a standoff…
“Roseanne” and Her People: Populist Voters Who Don’t Fit in Either Party
A pro-Trump comedian with a progressive past is a huge hit, raising larger questions about middle-ground voters. Twenty-one…
Swallowing Us Whole: New Regulations on Predatory Lending Felt in Appalachia
In the Borderlands of Appalachia With a population of 494 people, Cumberland Gap, Tennessee might be the smallest…
Can Pittsburgh’s Blue-collar Spirit Rescue Itself From Gentrification?
Once a booming coal town, Pittsburgh powered through a decades-long economic depression to rise from its steel factory’s…