Labor

How Socialism Built the Reddest States in the West — Including Utah

Jeff Guay / High Country News Jun 12, 2026 The region’s prevailing narrative of individualism and conservatism obscures a rich labor history centered around worker solidarity, public health and progressive attitudes toward equality and class. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

A Massive AI Data Center Transforms Rural Utah Into a National Flash Point

Devin B. Martinez / Peoples Dispatch May 12, 2026 A growing movement in Utah is challenging the Stratos Project, a city-sized AI data center backed by TV personality Kevin O’Leary. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Original

From Joseph Smith to Mike Lee: Two Centuries of Mormon Land Grabbers

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Jul 14, 2025 Attempts to sell public land were cut from Trump’s budget bill. But the Mormon far right project of privatizing the American commons remains. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Super Tuesday Leaves Sanders and Biden Battling for America’s Future

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Mar 4, 2020 While Sen. Sanders lays claim to the big-delegate prize in California, the former Vice President is now corporate Democrats' only hope. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Utah Flies Employees to Mexico to Save on Prescription Drugs

LINDSAY WHITEHURST / The Associated Press Feb 9, 2020 The public insurance program is a dramatic example of steps states are taking to beat the high cost of prescription drugs in America. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Warren-Sanders Feud Is Proof Our Electoral System Is Broken

David Daley / Salon Jan 21, 2020 Winner-takes-all voting not only encourages fighting between ideological allies, it practically necessitates it. Reform is the only answer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Loan Companies Prey on an Unsuspecting Public

Anjali Tsui / ProPublica Dec 3, 2019 A new investigation reveals that high-interest lenders in Utah using small claims courts to arrest borrowers and take their bail money. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

No Longer in the Dark: 300 Navajo Nation Homes Get Electricity

FELICIA FONSECA / The Associated Press May 18, 2019 Tens of thousands of people remain without power on the country's largest American Indian reservation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Defeated Republican Rep. Mia Love Delivers Rebuke to Trump

LINDSAY WHITEHURST / The Associated Press Nov 27, 2018 In a concession speech, the Utah congresswoman says the president embodies her party's refusal to fully embrace minority communities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Officials Divulge Secret Information About Native American Artifacts

Jennifer Oldham / Reveal Jul 25, 2018 The Bureau of Land Management mistakenly posts online details on about 900 ancient cliff dwellings, spiritual structures, rock art panels and other antiquities in Utah. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Open for Business: Lands Stripped From Utah Monuments

BRADY McCOMBS / The Associated Press Feb 3, 2018 For $212, anyone can stake a claim to land cut from federal protection by President Trump in December. But so far, there doesn't appear to be a rush to seize the opportunity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jon Huntsman Sr., Utah Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies

MICHELLE L. PRICE and LINDSAY WHITEHURST / The Associated Press Feb 2, 2018 The business executive and onetime Mormon officer, 80, also played key roles in state and national politics. He was the father of a former Utah governor and U.S. ambassador, Jon Huntsman Jr. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )