Politics & Policy

Politics
May 26, 2025

Democrats, There’s a Way Out of The Political Mess We’re In

My offer to current and future Democratic candidates who want to do better in rural America

Politics
May 19, 2025

Six Reasons Why the House Budget Bill Will Hurt Rural America

Republicans in Congress are jamming through a sweeping bill to fund handouts to the rich

Education
May 8, 2025

Beyond the Ivy League, International Students at Rural Colleges Are Being Detained by ICE

Students, teachers and staff work “day and night” to protect the rights of international students, often the lifeblood of rural college towns

Education
May 1, 2025

I Taught My Students Slavery Was Wrong. Then MAGA Came After Me

An Iowa teacher looks back on a lost job and at the current movement to defend rural schools

Immigration
April 28, 2025

Trump Deportations Have Dairy Farmers on Edge

“It’s just a job that the domestic workforce hasn’t sought out for decades”

Agriculture
April 24, 2025

Why I Joined Maine’s Farmer Day of Action and Tractor Brigade

A Maine farmer reports from the front lines of the new American agriculture movement

Native Life
April 21, 2025

Why the Greenpeace Trial Is a Lesson for Us All

Criminalizing the protection of water, not its degradation, is a sign of things to come—but Water Protectors are here to stay

Religion
April 16, 2025

The Problem With J.D. Vance’s Augustine

Vance’s misguided interpretation of Christian love is an attempt to justify the jingoistic policies of “America First”

Zachary Taylor, Sightings
Education
April 7, 2025

Public Schools Build Connections in Rural Communities. Vouchers Tear Them Down.

Here is what you can do to stand up for rural public schools before it’s too late

Politics
April 3, 2025

‘Clean Water,’ ‘Equity,’ ‘Microplastics’ and Other Words Banned in Leaked USDA Memo

Agricultural Research Service sent out a list of 110 terms that can no longer be used

Politics
March 31, 2025

How Democrats Can Win By Organizing from the County Up

In her new role as a party leader, Jane Kleeb is organizing Democrats to go on the offensive

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