Politics & Policy
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To Reach Rural Voters, Democrats Need a Place-Driven Strategy
One rural political strategist details a plan
Matt L. Barron
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Jim Hightower Confronts the 1980s Farm Crisis
"It's the same old story—Reagan helps the rich, and Lord help the rest of us."
Jim Hightower
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Election Deniers Focus Recruitment in ‘Out of the Way Places’
Election officials fear conspiracy theories are undermining civic infrastructure in rural America
Claire Carlson, The Daily Yonder
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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
Aneri Pattani, KFF Health News
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As Moms for Liberty Expands in Wisconsin, School Board Elections Become Proxies for a National Culture War
Opposition to the "extremist" group grows ahead of the 2024 election
Rachel Hale, Wisconsin Watch
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Hans Breitenmoser: Dairy Farmer for Fair Maps
“Wisconsin is so severely gerrymandered that you can't even hardly think straight.”
Joel Bleifuss & Justin Perkins
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The Emerging Movement to Build Multi-Racial Power in Rural Communities
What the D.C. establishment gets wrong about rural politics
Michael Chameides, Danny Diaz, W. Mondale Robinson & Celina Culver
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A New Ford Plant in Rural Tennessee Inspires Anti-Union Backlash
The American Legislative Exchange Council has plans to penalize companies that voluntarily recognize unions
Don Wiener
From Way Outside the Beltway
Way Outside the Beltway
Why Rural America Should Bet on a Green Energy Future
House Republicans see oil, gas and coal fueling our energy future; the facts prove them wrong.
Thomas Gahm
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July 19, 2023
Jim Crow in the Driver’s Seat
Rural Mississippians without cars face voting hurdles
Ingrid Cruz
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Politics
May 26, 2023
When Moms for Liberty Cancelled a School Librarian’s Mother’s Day Lesson, Concerned Parents Fought Back
Here is what they said at the Hamilton County, Tennessee, school board meeting
Joel Bleifuss
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Culture
May 17, 2023
“We’ve Had Death Threats, Bomb Threats”
Rural libraries, often a lifeline, now face efforts to ban books and restrict funding
s.e. smith
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