jim justice

The Endless Cycle of Environmental Racism

By Erik Loomis

In General

On September 7, 2022

President Donald Trump is welcomed to the Greenbrier Resort by Gov. Jim Justice as part of A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier on Tuesday evening. Environmental racism is the gift that keeps on giving, as this ProPublica piece on the continued legacy of pollution in...

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The Wages of Coal

By Erik Loomis

On September 17, 2020

I can see why Appalachian white workers are so hopped up on their Democrat War on Coal signs and bumper stickers. After all, when has the coal industry not paid.

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Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish

By Erik Loomis

On August 3, 2017

West Virginia governor Jim Justice, once a Republican, then an opportunistic "Democrat," and now a Trumpist Republican, can go do anatomically impossible things to himself. Mr. Justice said he would.

West Virginia Democrats

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 9, 2017

We had a good discussion last night over what to do about Joe Manchin. It's worth noting in context of that conversation that the other statewide elected Democrat, Governor Jim Justice, is the type of Democrat who zeroes out state funding of public television and...