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‘Response to Deep Disadvantage Has to Start With Listening,’ Says Scholar
A research project released last week has created a new way to measure the depth of economic and…
February 4, 2020
In One of the Poorest States in the Country, This Reporter Is the Only One Covering Poverty
In 2017, 19.1 percent of West Virginians experienced poverty, 5.7 percent higher than the national average, according to…
January 2, 2020
Could a Universal Basic Income Solve Appalachia’s Post-coal Poverty?
While a three-week reprieve to the 35-day government shutdown is easing some of the pain, the month-long spat…
February 6, 2019