Politics & Policy
These Rural Counties Grow Crops for the World. They’re Also Going Hungry.
Food insecurity rates are rising faster in farm-dependent counties than almost anywhere else in the nation
Farm Aid, at 40, Offers a Lifeline for Farmers Facing Their Worst Crisis in Decades
Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Bob Dylan headline a milestone 12-hour benefit concert
The False Promises of VA Privatization
Thanks to Congress, accessing health care will now be more difficult for rural veterans
Field of Dems
Who dreams of replacing Joni Ernst as U.S. Senator from Iowa?
MAHA Strategy Report Finds the Movement at a Crossroads
The report’s timid language around industrial farming practices has MAHA supporters—and critics—digging in for battles ahead
What Medicaid Cuts Mean to One Rural Hospital
Residents in a rural New York county wonder if their only hospital will survive
A Winning Food and Farm Policy for Rural America
Here’s my plan to help farmers and rural communities gain independence from corporate domination
What Happens When Moms for Liberty Takes Over Your School Board
In Laramie County, Wyoming, concerned citizens are pushing back
Great Lakes Microplastics Research Could Inform National and Global Policy
Microplastics are increasingly present in samples pulled from the Great Lakes. Researchers are working to understand them—and to remove them.
Band-Aid Care: When Keeping Rural People Healthy Requires Creative Solutions
Improvised networks of health care remain a lifeline for communities that formal systems have failed
A GOP Rural Hospital ‘Slush Fund’ Raises Questions
Republicans passed their tax bill in part by funding $50 billion for rural health. But health experts say the “devil’s in the details.”
For This Rural Town, a Fluoride Debate Is About More Than the Water
Citizens of Woodlawn, Tennessee, grapple with how public health decisions are made