Politics & Policy

Religion
March 13, 2025

Donald Trump, MAGA and the Logic of the Gun

Trump’s image as a vigilante “peacemaker” reflects the religiously-tinged violence of the American frontier

Rachel Wagner, Religion Dispatches
CAFOs
March 6, 2025

Undoing the Power of Big Ag

A conversation with author Sonja Trom Eayrs and Farm Action co-founder Joe Maxwell

Politics
March 3, 2025

USDA ‘Cut Off at the Knees’ by Musk’s Mass Firings

Interviews with 15 recently fired employees reveal an agency thrown into turmoil

Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest
Politics
February 27, 2025

As GOP Moves to Cut Taxes for the Rich, Bernie Sanders Rallies Iowans to Fight Oligarchy

“Trumpism will not be defeated by politicians in the D.C. Beltway,” says Sanders

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

Environment
February 13, 2025

‘Cruelty Is the Point’: The Toxic Trickle-Down of Musk’s Government Purge

Kyla Bennett, former EPA whistleblower, says Musk’s DOGE “coup” has major ramifications for rural America

Politics
February 10, 2025

Advocates for County-Owned Nursing Homes Take Their Fight to the Wisconsin State Capitol

Across Wisconsin, citizens continue to organize to save their county homes from privatization

Addie Costello, Wisconsin Watch and WPR
Politics
February 6, 2025

Small Businesses—the Engines of Rural Economies—Need a Fair Tax System

Tax breaks for corporations and the ultra-rich hurt working people

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

Immigration
January 27, 2025

When Will the U.S. Start Competing for Immigrants? Sooner Than You Think

The GOP’s immigration crackdown could have surprising implications for rural economies

Politics
January 23, 2025

Will the Next DNC Chair Get Serious About Competing for Rural Votes?

At a DNC Rural Council forum, candidates made their case for fix the party’s leadership turnover and empower year-round rural organizing

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