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The state was caught in the grip of the "copper collar," the term for the Anaconda Copper Mining Company's absolute stranglehold on Montana's politics, media, and economy. Wheeler, a progressive crusader, spent his career fighting this entrenched power, and his story offers a series of shocking and surprisingly relevant lessons in political courage.
By MontanaThe state was caught in the grip of the "copper collar," the term for the Anaconda Copper Mining Company's absolute stranglehold on Montana's politics, media, and economy. Wheeler, a progressive crusader, spent his career fighting this entrenched power, and his story offers a series of shocking and surprisingly relevant lessons in political courage.