Politics & Policy
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The Iran War Is Crushing Nebraska Workers. Dan Osborn Is One of Them
“Chaos is the worst enemy to farmers”
Ryan Grim & Julian Andreone, Drop Site News
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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.
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Native Americans Resist SCOTUS Voting Rights Decision
Callais ruling has ramped up gerrymandering—and could choke off Native access to the polls
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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.
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Why a Mexican Flag Flies in Trump Country
Rural America faces a choice around immigration–one of exclusion or shared community
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Texas’ Radical Past Points to a Possible New Future
The People’s Party history shows how to build a working-class movement
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Which Democrat Can Win Iowa’s Senate Seat?
Here’s how the two candidates running for the party’s nomination stack up
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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
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How Indivisible Is Organizing Rural America
With the May Day protests, the group shifts tactics ahead of the midterms
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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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
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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
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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
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