Rail union presidents praise worker solidarity and Team Biden for historic tentative agreement
Let’s be clear: Without Joe Biden and his team, we’d be looking at empty shelves for weeks. Biden got it done.
Berry Craig
Berry Craig is a professor emeritus of history at West KY Community College, and an author of seven books and co-author of two more. (Read the rest on the Contributors page.)
Arlington, KY
Let’s be clear: Reaganism begat Trumpism
Some on the left are giving The Gipper a break, saying he wasn’t as bad as Trump. These two historians explain why Reagan laid the groundwork for Trump.
Ausbrooks is a winner, no matter how the votes go
Jimmy Ausbrooks is running for Congress in CD 1, facing Jamie Comer. It’s a long-shot campaign, but Ausbrooks is already a winner.
Trump is “pro-union”? Do you also believe in unicorns?
Myths abound, from Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster to Unicorns and the Easter Bunny. But there’s one myth that’s in a class all by itself: the whopper that Donald Trump is pro-union.
Paducah Labor Day parade co-grand marshals always carry their union and NAACP cards
This year’s Labor Day Parade in Paducah had 38 entries, and went off without a hitch. Berry Craig was there to cover it.
On this Labor Day, unions are surging – again
Labor Day 2022 is a lot like Labor Day 1932, with unions growing and businesses pushing back. And like then, unions are growing anyway.
Paul protested in deep-red Western Kentucky
Sen. Rand Paul probably didn’t expect protesters when he stopped in Republican Red Bardwell, almost as far west as Kentucky goes. But he got them.
Thank you for your servitude
“Sometimes you’ve got to laugh to keep from crying,” my grandmother used to say. This book had Berry Craig laughing out loud in the bookstore – until it didn’t.
Rand Paul is not a Libertarian; he’s a Corporate Libber
“Corporate Libertarianism, where we allow a libertarian system for the corporate elites while forcing a police state for the working class.”
Rand Paul’s talk is not only reckless – it’s dangerous
Clardy said the false accusations Republicans like Paul are hurling “are dangerous and irresponsible. He knows better.
Rand Paul wants you to overpay for insulin. Can’t afford it? Tough.
Kentucky’s junior senator, who’s seeking a third term on Nov. 8, voted against a $35-per-month cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs for people not on Medicare.
‘They have no way to get out until the bridges are rebuilt’
An update on the trip to EKY by Jeff Wiggins and Jerald Adkins to see how unions can help.
Wiggins: Helping eastern Kentucky flood victims is more important than Fancy Farm
“It’s more important to help the people of eastern Kentucky who are hurting in the floods than to go to Fancy Farm and listen to anti-worker politicians bash other politicians who support working people,” Wiggins said.
Kansans say no to a “reproductive police state.” Will Kyians do the same?
The abortion amendment on this fall’s ballot is basically the same rejected last night in Kansas. Will the results be the same? And is the KY GOP worried?
I’m not going to Fancy Farm. Here’s why.
For years and years, I’ve gone to the famous political picnic at Fancy Farm, Kentucky. But not this year. Here’s why.
The proposal
I expected ample flora and fauna photo ops on our road trip to Alaska – and lots of knock-your-socks-off mountain scenery, to boot. I didn’t figure on photographing a marriage proposal.
