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Iowa Republicans Are Erasing the State’s History

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

Suzan Erem

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

Michelle Polizzi

Does the House GOP Have Something Against Farmers?

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

Laura Orlando

Opinion

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

Larry Cohen

Opinion

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.

Patricia Aufderheide

America’s Public Lands Could Still Be Up for Sale

Utah Sen. Mike Lee wants to solve the West’s housing crisis by selling public land. Behind him is a coterie of developers and conservative think tanks.

Abe Streep, ProPublica

Beyond Legal Status: Rethinking Immigration and Health in Rural America

For immigrants on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, documentation does not guarantee access to health care

Thurka Sangaramoorthy

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

Bryce Oates

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

Miranda Lipton

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

Bryce Oates & Jake Davis

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Education

June 12, 2025

For Rural Students, Going to College is Not Easy

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

Mara Casey Tieken

Politics

June 5, 2025

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

Marc Edelman