Politics & Policy

MAHA and the Politics of Cancer

Corn Belt candidates buck party lines to win votes

For These Rural Teens, Organizing Is Their Extracurricular

A high schooler confronts isolation and disconnection in rural Maine

Rural Organizations Step Up to Protect the Ballot Box

Trump’s attempt to federalize elections targets rural voters

Can a Black Veteran Farmer Win in Rural Georgia?

Gap narrows in a district once held by Marjorie Taylor Greene

Do Rural Residents Have the Power to Say No?

From CAFOs to data centers, corporate America dodges local control

A Coming Revolution in American Democracy

These three reforms could make elections fairer

Voters Reject Farm Bureau Push to Limit Citizen Amendments

From abortion to state constitutional amendments, the nation’s largest farm group is using their money and platform to influence elections

Some Establishment Democrats Want to Ban Ranked-Choice Voting

Will the Democratic National Committee limit how voting is done in presidential primaries?
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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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2026 Elections
August 8, 2026

Maine Dems Tackle Immigration After Local ICE Murder

At their Democratic convention, delegates acknowledge the state’s reliance on low-paid immigrants

2026 Elections
August 5, 2026

The Save Our Bacon Act Won’t Save American Farms

The bill supports multinational corporations and not independent farmers like me

2026 Elections
August 1, 2026

Urban Candidates Pivot to Rural Voters After Tennessee Redistricting

Democratic frontrunners from a former Black-majority congressional district in Memphis compete in rural Tennessee