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Social Class Background

May 10, 2008

During the race for the Democratic nomination, social class has emerged as a major battleground between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Despite a lifetime as an advocate for organized labor, Obama has somehow become identified with “the elite,” and Clinton has somehow transmogrified into a working class hero. The differences between the two aspirants seem to be those of style and not of substance. Yet in Obama’s case, if words matter, so does style.

Democrats have long fought the perception that they were out of touch with middle-income Americans. Partially this is due to the fact that priorities within the party have shifted from economic equity toward gender, race and the environment. This is a legacy from the 1960s when it appeared that affluence in America was a permanent phenomenon. Unemployment was low and gaps between rich and poor were not as wide as today.

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Proudfoot, Hartman Are the Right Choices

May 10, 2008

For the past few months, four Democratic candidates for the 37th District House of Delegates — Margaret Beckwith, Thomas Ditty, Bill Hartman and Bill Proudfoot — have been campaigning for office.

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Coal Liquefaction

May 9, 2008

Can the state of West Virginia establish a coal liquefaction industry using only its own resources? Of course not. But does that mean that the state should not take an active role in promoting coal liquefaction? Again, of course not.

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Coal in Demand, But Not at Home

May 8, 2008

The coal industry appears to be enjoying at least a mini-boom, and that ought to be good news to all Americans. Some may believe that more coal being used means less expensive petroleum and natural gas going to power plants.

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State Faces Challenge With High-Speed

May 7, 2008

High-speed Internet service is concentrated in urban areas of West Virginia, with large gaps in coverage of rural regions of the state, according to a new study.

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West Virginians Won’t Fall for Clinton’s Pandering

May 6, 2008

Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seem to be locked in a race to increase the size of the entitlement class in America — regardless of the cost to taxpayers.

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