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    The New Face of Black Lung – Mother Jones
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    1. VaniaHorstman 08 Nov 2026
      Even before the reappearance of black lung, the need for change was apparent. A proposed MSHA rule led to hearings in 1978, during which miners testified to widespread manipulation of dust samples. That proposal stalled and was withdrawn by the Reagan administration

      They withdrew the proposal. What can you expect from an administration that hoped that if millionaires became even richer, small drops of wealth would fall to help the poor? For these poor people, only harmful dust fell, destroying their lungs. And once again, they did not receive the necessary help. And this could have been avoided with a safe work environment.

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    1. VaniaHorstman 05 Sep 2026
      Some scholars say that Appalachia was “discovered” during this time in the latenineteenth century. It would be more correct to say that “Appalachia” was created, thoughremember the first time this region was named was in the sixteenth century

      Personally, I feel uncomfortable with terms like "discovered" or "named"; the mountains had been there long before any white man set foot in the U.S. They were certainly sacred mountains, linked to the symbolism of the people who lived there before English was ever spoken in that territory.

    2. VaniaHorstman 05 Sep 2026
      And one ofthe best ways to learn about home is to leave it.

      Since leaving Brazil in 2012, I feel more connected to my country, both culturally and politically. I've started revisiting memories, and I realize that now, being far away (further away than before), I perceive things I couldn't perceive before, whether due to age or lack of experience.

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