Politics & Policy
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Electrifying Democracy in Rural America
For this energy policy expert, rural electric co-ops empower communities and strengthen democracy.
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Practicing an ‘Insurgent Politics of Care’ in Rural America
How rural residents and immigrant communities are adapting to the broken rural health landscape on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
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What Rural Healthcare Looks Like in ‘The Land that Time Forgot’
How immigrant workers navigate rural healthcare in Maryland’s Eastern Shore
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This Teachers Union Leader Wants to Turn Rural Schools Into Community Hubs
The American Federation of Teachers’ Rural Caucus advocates turning public schools into social service centers
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Farmers Face a Precarious Future. Is the Farm Bureau on Their Side?
At the Farm Bureau’s “New Frontiers” conference, tensions flare over the future of farming
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Taking Stock of Rural America’s ‘Hidden’ Homeless
A Housing Assistance Council report shines new light on rural America’s housing crisis
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Dan Osborn Challenges Nebraska’s Political Establishment with a Blue-Collar Agenda
In his campaign for the U.S. Senate, Osborn, who led a prominent labor strike against Kellogg’s in 2021, plans to bring together a coalition of farmers, union laborers and small business owners
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Igniting Democracy in Georgia, One Rural County at a Time
Eradicating civic deserts ‘step by step’
From Inside the Farm Bill
Inside the Farm Bill
The Debate Holding Up the Farm Bill is Simple. Solving It Isn’t.
How the farm safety net feeds Big Ag’s insatiable appetite
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February 29, 2024
Organizing State Legislators to Think Rural
‘Rural people need policymakers working at all levels on their behalf’
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Politics
February 22, 2024
The Organizers Forging a Rural Action Plan for 2024
‘We need to make sure that rural leadership has a seat at the table’
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Healthcare
February 15, 2024
Residents Want to Keep Their County-Owned Nursing Home Public. Why Do Local Elected Officials Want to Privatize It?
In Wisconsin’s Lincoln County, the People for Pine Crest are organizing to keep their five-star nursing home from being privatized
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