Politics & Policy
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‘Win, Lose or Draw,’ Pearson Campaign Builds a Progressive Coalition in Rural Tennessee
GOP gerrymander faces blowback amid data center opposition and economic discontent
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New Maps Challenge the Longest Serving Woman in Congress
Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur navigates growing rural-urban divide
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As Growers Sow Division, Farmworkers Choose Solidarity
The rapid expansion of H-2A visas has allowed corporate farms to pit workers against each other. Yet workers are standing together.
Essay and photography by David Bacon
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2026 Midterm Election Results and Updates
Check here for the latest national results and updates from the midterm election
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Gutting Two-Year Colleges Leaves Rural Students Behind
As Wisconsin hollows out access to liberal arts and higher ed, experts warn of education “desertification”
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People Won’t Defend a Democracy They Haven’t Experienced
Democracy can’t just be something to ask people to defend. We have to rebuild the places where people actually practice it.
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Union Smokejumper Faces MAGA Radio Host to Replace Zinke
Grizzly bears, timber and dead livestock could sway western Montana race
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USDA Cuts, Labor Shortages Rankle Struggling Farm Economy
Trump policies collide with one of Pennsylvania’s oldest agricultural economies
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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September 29, 2026
Democratic Party Consultants Surround Troy Jackson
After two failed attempts to nominate a Maine candidate friendly to the party establishment, the consultant class is finding better success with its third approach: co-optation
Nathan Bernard & Ryan Grim, Drop Site News
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Politics
September 26, 2026
What Rural Voters Think About Trump as the Midterms Approach
Economic frustrations test Republican support
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Politics
September 25, 2026
How Do You Build Working-Class Solidarity in Rural America?
Beth Howard writes that to mend divisions we must “love harder”
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