In 1923, at the peak, there were over 800,000 coal miners in America.
Today there are 50,000.
Nevertheless, their jobs remain some of the most difficult, dangerous and risky in the entire US economy.
Tyler Childers, 28, a folk music singer and guitar player from eastern Kentucky, tells these folks’ stories eloquently in his music.… Continue Reading
White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner said today that Russia’s interference in the 2016 US presidential election was serious, but that the ensuing Mueller Commission investigation has done much more to damage American democracy.
What?!
First off, Kushner is flat out wrong.… Continue Reading
An article in today’s New York Times details a new movement in which a growing class of American millionaires and billionaires advocate for higher taxes from the government. This has put them in the remarkable position of being called “traitors to their class” by their fellow wealthy citizens.… Continue Reading
Thousands of Central American migrants have been massed at the United States-Mexico border for over a month now. More are on the way in a caravan numbering another several thousand.
The migrants claim they are fleeing poverty, government corruption, gang violence, and crime.… Continue Reading
When I heard the news on Friday that former president George H. W. Bush had died, I was of two minds. On the one hand, he was a decorated Navy pilot who volunteered for service at age 18 during World War II.… Continue Reading
Will the just-announced marriage between Amazon and New York City last? Because like it or not, the mega delivery behemoth has just announced it’s setting up one-half of its second headquarters in Long Island City, Queens, in New York. The other half will be in Arlington, VA.… Continue Reading
Tonight is election night in America. What we’ve learned so far is that the Democrats have retaken the House of Representatives by what looks like a 10 or 12 seat majority. In the Senate, Republicans retained their majority.
What does this mean for America’s future?… Continue Reading
The massacre committed at the Tree of Life synagogue on Saturday by Robert Bowers, 46, an avowed anti-Semite and white supremacist, is the worst attack against the American Jewish community in history. It pierced the heart of the nation and tore at the core of the national consciousness.… Continue Reading
On Thursday, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, will each testify separately before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Professor Ford alleges that the two attended a high school party in suburban Washington DC in the summer of 1982.… Continue Reading
On Tuesday in the Florida Democratic primary race for Governor, relative unknown Andrew Gillum, a 39-year old African-American, defeated a host of more experienced Democratic candidates to claim the Democratic nomination.
Gillum has been called a Bernie Sanders Democrat, meaning he hails from the progressive left-wing of the Democratic Party.… Continue Reading