Politics & Policy
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What Happens When Moms for Liberty Takes Over Your School Board
In Laramie County, Wyoming, concerned citizens are pushing back
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Long-Time Organizer Leading a New Wave of Rural Organizing
“When people work together across differences it’s good for the community”
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The Unseen Workers Behind Maryland’s Iconic Blue Crabs
The labor of immigrant women sustains a cherished cultural tradition
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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
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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
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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July 20, 2025
Does the House GOP Have Something Against Farmers?
Communities impacted by PFAS deserve protection, not a political gag order
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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
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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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