Politics & Policy
Five Seismic Shocks to the Military in 2025
A Christian Nationalist Agenda could threaten the freedoms of all Americans
Rural America Knows How Greenland Feels. We Just Don’t Have Its Universal Health Care.
Like Greenland, rural America has a history of decisions being made by people who do not live with the consequences
Changes to Federal Loans Leave Rural Students Behind
Congress is helping widen the rural-urban gap in education and opportunity
From the Old Country: ‘Alive to Tell the Tale’
Life in your 90s means coming to terms with how much the world has changed
Networks of Care: How Rural Immigrants Build Community
When formal systems fail, mutual aid sustains rural life
Donald ‘Vladimirovich’ Trump’s ‘Limited Military Operation’ in Venezuela
We are witnessing the ‘Putinization’ of U.S. foreign policy
Two Paths Forward for Democrats in 2026
Democrats found success in 2025, but the experience of rural candidates shows the paty’s challenges ahead
‘This Is How People Find Their Voice’
Farmer and organizer Suzan Erem reflects on rural collective action in the Trump age
The Myth of the Constitutional Sheriff
A once-fringe idea has gone mainstream—its flawed roots are as visible as ever
‘Disciples of White Jesus,’ Disciples of Trump
Pastor and author Angela Denker discusses what’s happening to white men and boys in Trump’s America
Republicans’ Latest Gambit to Deny Rural Veterans Health Care
A new bill would incrementally defund and dismantle rural VA services
As SNAP Benefits Lapse, Rural Americans Step Up to Meet Their Neighbors’ Needs
“ Lots of people are having to make really tough choices”
