Thursday, October 1, 2026

Tag: Don Blankenship

King Coal Is Headed to Prison

Don Blankenship is the first murderous coal executive to be put behind bars.

The Sleaze, Guilt and Punishment of Don Blankenship

Lord Don has taken a great fall, as he was ousted as CEO in 2010, and then finally, last week, was convicted for the conspiracy that led to the needless deaths of those 29 miners.

Will This Lord of the Manor Get Locked Up?

The former Massey Energy CEO is now on trial for negligence in the worst mine disaster in modern American history. It's about time Don Blankenship is put in the hot seat for putting money above everything else.

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New study finds CT scans to account for 5 percent of cancer diagnoses

While some experts caution against CT scans, many believe the modeling used in this study left much uncertainty.
White cheddar cheese. File photo, not the recalled product. Photo: Jon Sullivan (public domain)

Raw milk cheese recalled after E. coli outbreak sickens 13 people in nine states

Eight people were hospitalized and three developed a serious kidney complication, and more than half of those sick are age 5 or younger, the CDC says.
The U.S. Capitol. Photo: Noclip, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The President from Hell (and High Water)

Tom Engelhardt on what a Democratic sweep in November would and would not change, and a $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel.
Detention center fencing. Photo: David Stanley / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Colorado sues to stop private immigration detention center in Hudson

The state says the federal government never studied what a 1,200-bed facility would do to a town of about 1,600, its water supply or local wildlife.
The U.S. Capitol at night. Photo: Diliff (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

White House cancels $810 million in congressional spending days before fiscal year ends

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Republican, called the pocket rescission unlawful, and the House is out of session until after the November election.