Politics & Policy
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For These Rural Teens, Organizing Is Their Extracurricular
A high schooler confronts isolation and disconnection in rural Maine
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Rural Organizations Step Up to Protect the Ballot Box
Trump’s attempt to federalize elections targets rural voters
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Can a Black Veteran Farmer Win in Rural Georgia?
Gap narrows in a district once held by Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Do Rural Residents Have the Power to Say No?
From CAFOs to data centers, corporate America dodges local control
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A Coming Revolution in American Democracy
These three reforms could make elections fairer
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Young Candidates and Organizers Pave the Way for Rural Civic Engagement
These Oklahomans are under 35 and ready to lead
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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
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Some Establishment Democrats Want to Ban Ranked-Choice Voting
Will the Democratic National Committee limit how voting is done in presidential primaries?
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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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
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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
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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
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