Politics & Policy

Rural America Knows How Greenland Feels. We Just Don’t Have Its Universal Health Care.

Like Greenland, rural America has a history of decisions being made by people who do not live with the consequences

Changes to Federal Loans Leave Rural Students Behind

Congress is helping widen the rural-urban gap in education and opportunity

From the Old Country: ‘Alive to Tell the Tale’

Life in your 90s means coming to terms with how much the world has changed

Two Paths Forward for Democrats in 2026

Democrats found success in 2025, but the experience of rural candidates shows the paty’s challenges ahead

‘This Is How People Find Their Voice’

Farmer and organizer Suzan Erem reflects on rural collective action in the Trump age

The Myth of the Constitutional Sheriff

A once-fringe idea has gone mainstream—its flawed roots are as visible as ever
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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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Religion
November 20, 2025

‘Disciples of White Jesus,’ Disciples of Trump

Pastor and author Angela Denker discusses what’s happening to white men and boys in Trump’s America

Health Care
November 12, 2025

Republicans’ Latest Gambit to Deny Rural Veterans Health Care

A new bill would incrementally defund and dismantle rural VA services

Agriculture
November 7, 2025

As SNAP Benefits Lapse, Rural Americans Step Up to Meet Their Neighbors’ Needs

“ Lots of people are having to make really tough choices”

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