Latest News — 100 Days in Appalachia

GOP Tax Reform — What’s in it for Appalachia?

By Jan Pytalski / December 4, 2017

In the early hours on Saturday, the Senate passed the […]

West Virginia and South Korea — Linked by Free Trade

By Frank Ahrens / December 4, 2017

When President Trump came this close to beginning the U.S. withdrawal […]

J.D. Vance’s View of ‘Hillbilly Culture’ isn’t a Prognosis for Appalachia’s Economic Decline — It’s a Symptom

By Katelyn Campbell / December 1, 2017

As the coal industry continues its steady retreat from Appalachia, […]

Falling in Love With a Man, and West Virginia, Unexpectedly

By Kelsey Liebenson-Morse / December 1, 2017

In the summer of 2014, I moved from Brooklyn to […]

Building a Whiskey-based Economy in the Land of Coal

By Sarah Ramsey / November 30, 2017

When many of us think of Appalachia, coal is typically […]

Former CEO Who Went to Prison, Don Blankenship, Running for U.S. Senate

By Dave Mistich / November 29, 2017

Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. Please be sure to revisit this post for the latest. This post was last updated Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 5:15 p.m. Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship is running for U.S. Senate as a Republican. Blankenship served one year in federal prison for conspiring to violate federal […]