13 May 2020

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Devil Put The Coal In The Ground’ By Steve Earle

Steve Earle recorded an album, “Ghosts of West Virginia,” that centers on the survivors of the Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion. The third track on the album, which will be released on May 22, is “Devil Put The Coal In The Ground.” It’s a foot-tapping piece of Americana with

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Direct action against Mountain Valley Pipeline on Brush Mountain on June 29, 2018 (Photo from Appalachians Against Pipelines)
05 Jul 2018

With Construction Temporarily Halted, How Resistance Against Mountain Valley Pipeline Has Unfolded

Construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which faced protests from environmental activists and residents in West Virginia and Virginia, was temporarily halted in June.

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Bernie Sanders in the South Bronx March 31st 2016. Photo by Michael Vadon on Flickr
11 May 2016

Sanders’ Wins In West Virginia, Indiana Prove He Should Fight To The Convention

Clinton crushed Obama in West Virginia in 2008, winning by by over 40 points. This time around she lost by double digits.

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