Politics & Policy
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Partisan Clash or ‘Grand Bargain’? Dueling Proposals Set the Stage for the Farm Bill’s Uncertain Future
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress appeal for support for their vision of the farm bill, yet a deep impasse looms ahead of an expected May 23 markup in the House
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Organizing Rural and Small Town America for Affordable Housing and Racial Justice
Affordable housing is among the top issues for rural Americans. For this organizer, it’s also the starting point for building strong communities.
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Zach Shrewsbury Says His Senate Campaign in West Virginia is Bigger Than Party Politics: ‘This Is About the Class Struggle’
The grassroots organizer and former Marine vies for a seat in the U.S. Senate against a Manchin-backed candidate and an ex-coal excecutive in the state’s Democratic primary in May
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Conservation Programs Are Popular with Farmers. Why Does the G.O.P. Want to Defund Them?
Republicans are targeting Inflation Reduction Act climate funding that mostly benefits red state farmers
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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
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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March 18, 2024
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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Politics
March 13, 2024
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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Politics
March 7, 2024
Igniting Democracy in Georgia, One Rural County at a Time
Eradicating civic deserts ‘step by step’
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