Coal Country Has Been Burned Before

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🗓️ 10 September 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

A group of unpaid miners has blockaded a railway in Harlan County, Kentucky. The goal? Stop a train car full of their former employer’s coal from going to market until they get what they’re owed. It’s a straightforward protest that has been going on for more than six weeks now. One thing that isn’t so straightforward, however? How to help coal mining communities, like the ones in Harlan County, confront a future with less and less coal. Guests: Gary Lewis, Harlan County miner, and Ken Ward Jr., reporter at the Charleston Gazette-Mail. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Gary Lewis has worked in Harlan County, Kentucky for 24 years.
0:39.0	He's a coal miner.
0:40.0	The work comes and goes.
0:42.0	But the money is pretty solid.
0:44.0	Or it was, until this summer.
0:47.0	Did you notice checks bouncing?
0:49.0	Or did you just knock it paid?
0:51.0	Well, now I got a check.
0:53.0	The pause did on the bank on a Friday.
0:56.0	And then the following Wednesday,
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