Joel Bleifuss
Joel Bleifuss is Barn Raiser Editor & Publisher and Board President of Barn Raising Media Inc. He is a descendent of German and Scottish farmers who immigrated to Wisconsin and South Dakota in the 19th Century. Bleifuss was born and raised in Fulton, Mo., a town on the edge of the Ozarks. He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1978 and got his start in journalism in 1983 at his hometown daily, the Fulton Sun. Bleifuss joined the staff of In These Times magazine in October 1986, stepping down as Editor & Publisher in April 2022, to join his fellow barn raisers in getting Barn Raiser off the ground.
Latest articles
page 3 of 6As Goes the Black Belt, So Goes Georgia
As chair of the Bryan County Democrats, Keith McCants says that to win statewide, Democrats need to go outside of Atlanta
This Rural Political Strategist Says Democrats Need to Learn from Winners
“The Democrats are stuck on this consultant-driven, top-down approach to campaigns that is not working.”
Rural America in the 2024 Election: Key Races and Ballot Measures
Here are the results of battleground races and important ballot measures that affect rural Americans
This Rural Organizer Shapes Progressive Activism into Policy
How Annie Contractor helps create systemic change from the ground up
This Organizer Has a Proven Strategy to Win Affordable Health Care for All
With Health Care for America Now!, Margarida Jorge is building a coalition with a winning record of reform
What a Leading Epidemiologist Says You Should Know About the Bird Flu
Michael Osterholm breaks down what the bird flu is, why it’s spreading to dairy cows and the pandemic lessons we failed to learn
