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The tragedy unfolding in Utah says mountains about America's abuse of coal miners, the land they work -- and our government's craven energy policy.
  • No one's holding a gun to their heads...

    Am I to understand that these miners are slaves? Were they stockbrokers or poultry farmers or landscapers kidnapped in the dead of night and *forced* to mine for coal? What's next? "Look at American car manufacturers! Forcing us to drive their cars and die on our nation's highways!" Render unto me a freaking break.