Late last month, the investor and Substack writer Michael Green advanced this attention-grabbing claim, which implies that a ...

McDowell County residents say it’s up to them to forge a brighter future after decades of federal projects haven’t eased ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday he was hopeful that the federal government will accept West Virginia’s application for the Rural Health Transformation program. -- Photo Courtesy/WV Governor’s ...

If you wanted to make a movie about the pain and progress of Kentucky’s Appalachian coalfield in the last 60 years, a key role would be that of Stephen C. Cawood, the Pineville lawyer who died of ...

BAKU – Nearly 700 million people around the world are classified as living in extreme poverty, surviving on less than USD2.15 per day per person. The UN declared Oct. 17 as the International Day for ...

We have all heard the term “Appalachia” or “Appalachian” — but few know the true origins of the word and how it has evolved to encompass communities spanning 10 or more states along the Appalachian ...

In a small, rural corner of southeast Ohio, something transformational is happening. The area’s public schools are powering economic and community renewal deep in Appalachia. While much has been said ...

As philanthropy races to fight inequality, the country’s foundations and wealthy donors continue to overlook a major part of impoverished America: poverty among whites. President Obama’s project, My ...