Author Archives: Anthracite Unite

Leaving the Coal Region

A coal truck driver’s daughter reflects on Anthracite Region migration patterns  

Dynamite Bombings in Northeast PA, 1871-1957

Dynamite is an apt metaphor for the explosive conflicts of the industrial era

Lou Barletta Tied to Hate Group

Anthracite Unite tells congressman to disassociate with FAIR

They’re at it Again

Eliminating DACA is yet another attempt to divide the working class.

A Letter to a House

This Coal Region home’s salvation was a “voice from the past”

Houses of the Coal Region

Humble as they are, Coal Region people have always been devoted to their homes

What is Hazleton’s Economic Future?

The KOZ Era is winding down. Now what?

Anthracite Music: An Interview with Jay Smar

Coal mining is dead, but its folk music is still kicking

Anthracite

“A noisy empire rusting so quietly in its tomb”

Say it ain’t so, Joe

Playing ball with demagogues sends a bad message