Politics & Policy

What Happens When Moms for Liberty Takes Over Your School Board

In Laramie County, Wyoming, concerned citizens are pushing back

Great Lakes Microplastics Research Could Inform National and Global Policy

Microplastics are increasingly present in samples pulled from the Great Lakes. Researchers are working to understand them—and to remove them.
Sarah Mattalian, Inside Climate News

Band-Aid Care: When Keeping Rural People Healthy Requires Creative Solutions

Improvised networks of health care remain a lifeline for communities that formal systems have failed

A GOP Rural Hospital ‘Slush Fund’ Raises Questions

Republicans passed their tax bill in part by funding $50 billion for rural health. But health experts say the “devil’s in the details.”
Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News

For This Rural Town, a Fluoride Debate Is About More Than the Water

Citizens of Woodlawn, Tennessee, grapple with how public health decisions are made

The Long-Time Organizer Leading a New Wave of Rural Organizing

“When people work together across differences it’s good for the community”

The Unseen Workers Behind Maryland’s Iconic Blue Crabs

The labor of immigrant women sustains a cherished cultural tradition

Iowa Republicans Are Erasing the State’s History

Sixty percent of the historical society archives are being trashed with no transparency

Will Cuts in Rural Programs Leave the Same Lasting Wounds as the 2008 Financial Crisis?

Rural families like mine are still grappling with the long-term mental health consequences of housing loss
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Inside the Farm Bill

Can Democrats Stop the GOP From Taking a Chainsaw to the Farm Bill?

Republicans are gearing up to cut SNAP programs and increase payments to the largest farmers

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PFAS
July 20, 2025

Does the House GOP Have Something Against Farmers?

Communities impacted by PFAS deserve protection, not a political gag order

Politics
July 17, 2025

Voters—Not Big Money—Should Choose Democratic Party Nominees

Support for campaign finance reform among DNC leadership could have considerable influence in state and national primaries

Politics
July 16, 2025

What You Can Do to Protect Public Radio and TV

Our public media was designed to be free from political interference. Let’s keep it that way.

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