Politics & Policy

Senate Republicans Fast Track Budget Bill With Grave Consequences for Rural America

After a weekend of behind-the-scenes deal cutting, the GOP voted to open debate on their pro-rich/anti-working class reconciliation bill

Right to Repair Gains Traction as John Deere Faces Trial

The Federal Trade Commission’s anti-monopoly case could give farmers freedom to repair their own equipment

For Rural Students, Going to College is Not Easy

A professor of education examines the barriers to higher ed that rural students face

This Year, Flag Day Is ‘No Kings Day’

From big cities to small towns, citizens will declare “no” to authoritarianism on Donald Trump’s birthday

With Rural Libraries Under Attack, a Washington Town Rallies to Defend Its Own

A state senator pulled funding from the Republic Library. Citizens responded by organizing to protect its inclusive community.

Democrats, There’s a Way Out of The Political Mess We’re In

My offer to current and future Democratic candidates who want to do better in rural America

Six Reasons Why the House Budget Bill Will Hurt Rural America

Republicans in Congress are jamming through a sweeping bill to fund handouts to the rich

Beyond the Ivy League, International Students at Rural Colleges Are Being Detained by ICE

Students, teachers and staff work “day and night” to protect the rights of international students, often the lifeblood of rural college towns
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From Inside the Farm Bill

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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Education
May 1, 2025

I Taught My Students Slavery Was Wrong. Then MAGA Came After Me

An Iowa teacher looks back on a lost job and at the current movement to defend rural schools

Immigration
April 28, 2025

Trump Deportations Have Dairy Farmers on Edge

“It’s just a job that the domestic workforce hasn’t sought out for decades”

Agriculture
April 24, 2025

Why I Joined Maine’s Farmer Day of Action and Tractor Brigade

A Maine farmer reports from the front lines of the new American agriculture movement

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