Jeff Biggers

Jeff Biggers is the author of Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland, forthcoming from Nation Books.

The Other Arizona

The Other Arizona The Other Arizona

In the wake of the shooting tragedy, the nation is seeing a true reflection of a state often misrepresented by its right-wing fringe.

Jan 13, 2011 / Jeff Biggers

What’s the Matter With My Arizona? What’s the Matter With My Arizona?

How can we even have a discussion about decent gun control laws when guns and the gun lobby are woven into the fabric of life for those of us who grew up in Arizona?

Jan 9, 2011 / Jeff Biggers

Thousands Pay Tribute to Judy Bonds Thousands Pay Tribute to Judy Bonds

She has been to the mountaintop—and we must fight harder to save it.

Jan 6, 2011 / Jeff Biggers

With Jailed Minister, DREAM Act Hunger Strike Nears Critical 30-Day Stage

With Jailed Minister, DREAM Act Hunger Strike Nears Critical 30-Day Stage With Jailed Minister, DREAM Act Hunger Strike Nears Critical 30-Day Stage

The Congressional Budget Office reports that the DREAM Act would reduce the deficit by $1.4 billion over the next decade. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has given it ...

Dec 7, 2010 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers

The Coalfield Uprising The Coalfield Uprising

Appalachian activists are gaining ground in a campaign to ban mountaintop removal mining.

Sep 30, 2009 / Feature / Jeff Biggers

EPA Turns the Lights on Mountaintop Removal EPA Turns the Lights on Mountaintop Removal

An important announcement suggests that environmental justice may be coming to the Appalachian coalfields.

Sep 11, 2009 / Feature / Jeff Biggers

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