Politics & Policy

The Harris-Walz Rural Team Could Have Written the DNC Autopsy Report on Day One

We don’t need another autopsy. We need sustained, year-round investment to rebuild the party from the ground up.

Native Americans Resist SCOTUS Voting Rights Decision

Callais ruling has ramped up gerrymandering—and could choke off Native access to the polls

The VA Is a Model for Public Health Care. We Need to Protect It.

For 161 years, America has taken care of veterans. It should stay that way.

Why a Mexican Flag Flies in Trump Country

Rural America faces a choice around immigration–one of exclusion or shared community

Texas’ Radical Past Points to a Possible New Future

The People’s Party history shows how to build a working-class movement

Which Democrat Can Win Iowa’s Senate Seat?

Here’s how the two candidates running for the party’s nomination stack up

On May Day, Farmworkers and Their Children Defy Poverty and Deportations

Hundreds of farmworkers, students and community activists make their voices heard
Essay and photography by David Bacon

How Indivisible Is Organizing Rural America

With the May Day protests, the group shifts tactics ahead of the midterms
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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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Politics
April 20, 2026

Living With the Freedom Caucus

Wyoming, the first state where the caucus gained control, shows what happens when “limited government” advocates direct public policy

Agriculture
April 16, 2026

The Truth About Roundup Herbicide

The Supreme Court will soon determine whether corporations get a free pass for poisoning the public

Religion
April 13, 2026

Defusing the Christian Right Requires Understanding It and Offering Something Better

Respectful dialogue begins by listening to people’s beliefs and values