Arts & Culture
How the ’70s Counterculture Shaped My Ozark Childhood
Going back-to-the-land meant confronting my family's, and our nation's, fraught racial history
Ecliptical Realities
A writer's quest to discover the allure of the eclipse
As Rural Hospitals Disappear, Air Ambulances Struggle to Fill the Gap
Air ambulances are now a lifeline for many rural communities. But there is no guarantee they'll stick around.
Pioneer Letitia Carson Escaped Slavery to Became One of Oregon’s First Farmers
Racial justice advocates work to memorialize the historic homestead of Letitia and her white husband David Carson
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Seek Common Ground
To build community, we have to step outside of our bubble
Why the Health of Rural Communities Depends on Universal Broadband
Telehealth could save lives and reduce costs for underserved rural households.
Rural Tennessee County Uses Opioid Settlement Funds to Collect Highway Litter
None of the $2.7 million Greene County has received has been used to address its epidemic of drug overdose deaths
The Forgotten Victims Downwind of Oppenheimer’s Bomb
How popular narratives obscure the victims of America's first dirty bomb.
Montana Youths Win Landmark Climate Case. How Will It Shape Energy Policy in the State?
In the first legal opinion of its kind, a judge ruled in favor of a constitutional right to a healthful environment.
Are Cannabis Growers Farmers? More Than a Name Is at Stake
Vermont and other states consider how to regulate the new industry
How Two Iowa Librarians Are Standing Up for Readers
Rural libraries build community and push back against censorship
What Liberal Elites Don’t Know About Rural Americans Can Hurt Us
The New York Review of Books strikes out, again
