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Episode 59: If A Pedophile, Why Not A Killer of Miners? And Other Tales of Workers Lives At Risk.

Don Blankenship, the coal CEO robber baron, served a year in prison for his central role in a conspiracy that killed 29 miners in a massive 2010 mine explosion. Because workers’ lives don’t matter in our legal system, Blankenship could only be convicted of a misdemeanor violation, not manslaughter or murder. But, hey, when a […]

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