
This CEO left coal miners penniless. Why did a West Virginia town give him a lucrative tax break to build a luxury hotel?
Documents reveal a generous tax break and questionable land deals doled out to a failed coal baron, raising questions about why a community in an impoverished county in West Virginia would bolster the wealth of controversial businessman at the expense of taxpayers.

‘Twerking-class heroes’: LA strippers are fighting for a union
Dancers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood turned a lockout by management into a picket and unionization drive that could bring long-needed changes to strip clubs around the country.

Rising authoritarianism and worsening climate change share a fossil-fueled secret
In recent decades, the core democratic principle that prioritizes citizens over corporate profits has been aggressively undermined.