The Long-Time Organizer Leading a New Wave of Rural Organizing

“When people work together across differences it’s good for the community”

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Immigration
July 28, 2025

The Unseen Workers Behind Maryland’s Iconic Blue Crabs

The labor of immigrant women sustains a cherished cultural tradition

Health Care
July 7, 2025

Beyond Legal Status: Rethinking Immigration and Health in Rural America

For immigrants on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, documentation does not guarantee access to health care

Politics
June 30, 2025

Senate Republicans Fast Track Budget Bill With Grave Consequences for Rural America

After a weekend of behind-the-scenes deal cutting, the GOP voted to open debate on their pro-rich/anti-working class reconciliation bill

Health Care
February 24, 2025

Bird Flu Spreads as Musk’s DOGE Cuts Public Health Funding

“It’s not enough for us to sit by on the sidelines,” says Dr. Michael Osterholm

Politics
February 3, 2025

‘They’d Rather We Be Dead’: New York’s Home Health Care Gambit

The state’s plan for corporate control of home health care is chaotic, dangerous and a scandal in the making

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