If you wanted to make a movie about the pain and progress of Kentucky’s Appalachian coalfield in the last 60 years, a key ...

There’s just one teensy-weensy problem. It turns out that friend-of-the-white-working-class had a Nazi tattoo.

Lawyer Stephen Cawood built one of the greatest bodies of work of any Kentuckian to protect Appalachians from the adverse ...

Do you think majorities in small towns and rural communities keep voting against their own interests? Are you mystified why ...

Nearly 1 in 6 Americans lives in a “distressed” community. Where they live and what they experience could explain a lot about our politics.

H.R. 1 will devastate Medicaid, but Kentucky can protect thousands of residents, particularly those at highest risk, while ...

A New York Times analysis shows where a lapse in SNAP benefits would hit hardest if the Trump administration delays November food stamp payments despite court orders. The SNAP Map highlights counties ...

Stephen C. “Steve” Cawood said that as a child growing up in Pineville his family’s position insulated him from the region’s poverty, which he would discover as a student in college and law school.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, West Virginia has the nation’s biggest percentage point gain ...

New Lexington public schools in rural Ohio achieve 99% graduation rate through career and technical education programs that transform students and community.

President Donald Trump has agreed to comply with court orders to partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

Contributing columnist Peter Johnson writes that wealth inequality is growing. America needs to invest in fairness and the dignity of work. Getty Images / Getty Images Rev. Peter Johnson Our nation is ...