In updates to two stories I’ve been following (e.g., here and here): Massey Energy has been forced to pay more than $200 million for killing 29 miners, while Vermont has managed to rebuild the roads destroyed by Tropical Storm Irene.
Both are examples of the effects of a combination of collective organization and government assistance: the United Mine Workers and the Mine Safety and Health Administration, in the former case; local communities and state and federal government agencies, in the latter.
