Politics & Policy

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

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

The challenges family farmers face

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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