Written by JW Randolph

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JW Randolph

Raised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.

Mountain Monday: The Legacy of Labor and Blair Mountain, WV

In 2008, the United States stand to lose…

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Mountain Monday: Moving on from Mountaintop Removal (the good news)

There have been some remarkable happenings in the…

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Great News From the Coal River Mountain Wind Team!

From Rory McIlMoil: Hey folks, We wanted to…

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Coal River Mountain Battle Picks up Steam

Bees, Trees, Wind and Dynamite by Kevin Grandia…

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Mountain Monday: The Cure for Coal

We’ve reached a cross-roads in Appalachia. We can…

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Mary Anne at Tides’ “Momentum 2008” Conference

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To Our Leaders: Free Us.

The We Campaign presents: $427 million. That’s what…

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Bush to Remove Appalachian Flying Squirrel From Endangered List

President Bush, against the advice of most experts,…

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AFL-CIO Political Chair Implies Appalachian Voters are Racist

From Harold Meyersons otherwise lame column about Obama…

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Mountain Monday: The Life or Death of Coal River Mountain

Appalachian coal is a dead end road. With…

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