This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. Some coal miners left without pay by the bankruptcy of coal company Blackjewel LLC are protesting by blocking a coal train in eastern Kentucky. The stand-off began early Monday when five miners blocked the train from leaving the Cumberland, Kentucky, plant. […]
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Joe Biden joins two other Democratic candidates in releasing a platform outlining his rural policy proposals. But Biden’s rural plan seems inconsistent with many of his votes in his 36-year Senate career. Voters following the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race should be pleased that Joe Biden has joined Senator Bernie […]
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This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week a proposal to tighten the rules on who qualifies for food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). USDA estimates more than three million people across the country would lose SNAP benefits in […]
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A rush of retired coal miners and advocates were in Washington this week, pushing members of Congress to protect their pensions.. About 40 members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday to meet with lawmakers and voice their concerns during a congressional hearing Wednesday. […]
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The racially charged chants that President Trump elicited last week in Greenville, North Carolina, didn’t arise in a vacuum. Trump is tapping the remnants of the Jim Crow white supremacy movement that seized power from African Americans and other people of color in the rural east in the late 19th […]
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A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a second limited loan package for ailing coal company Blackjewel LLC. During an emergency hearing Friday afternoon, lawyers representing Blackjewel told U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia Judge Frank Volk the $2.9 million financing package, which includes only $900,000 in […]
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