A Coal Miner’s Political Transformation

<p>For more than 500 days, coal miners in rural Alabama have been on strike. Around 900 workers walked off the job in April 2021, and they haven’t been back since.</p><p>As the strike drags on, the miners are discovering that neither political party is willing to fight for them.</p><p>For Braxton Wright, 39, a second-generation coal miner and, until recently, a Republican, the experience has altered his view of American politics.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-corkery?smid=pc-thedaily">Michael Corkery</a>, a business reporter for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>To make ends meet, some striking coal miners in Alabama have picked up work at an Amazon warehouse. It’s the<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/02/business/alabama-coal-mine-strike-amazon.html"> same one where workers have tried to unionize</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit </p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a></p><p>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>