Politics & Policy

Politics
February 26, 2026

Richard Ojeda Takes on MAGA in Deep Red North Carolina

Maj. Richard Ojeda (Ret.) says he is “standing up and fighting for the things we deserve”

Environment
February 19, 2026

Data Centers Are Reshaping Local Politics in the Great Lakes

Rural communities raise the alarm about rising costs and water use

History
February 16, 2026

What Has Happened to the America I Remember?

At least we in Europe have one thing to thank Trump for

Politics
February 1, 2026

Mr. Trump, Your Ballroom Will Not Stand

The White House ballroom project is outside the centuries-old boundaries of common law

Immigration
January 26, 2026

Voices of ICE Resistance Across Minnesota

Residents far outside Minneapolis are mobilizing to help their immigrant neighbors

Health Care
January 25, 2026

States Race To Launch Rural Health Transformation Plans

The clock is ticking for states to use federal money to fix systemic problems in rural health care

Religion
January 22, 2026

Five Seismic Shocks to the Military in 2025

A Christian Nationalist Agenda could threaten the freedoms of all Americans

Politics
January 21, 2026

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

Education
January 19, 2026

Changes to Federal Loans Leave Rural Students Behind

Congress is helping widen the rural-urban gap in education and opportunity

Politics
January 15, 2026

From the Old Country: ‘Alive to Tell the Tale’

Life in your 90s means coming to terms with how much the world has changed

Health Care
January 11, 2026

Networks of Care: How Rural Immigrants Build Community

When formal systems fail, mutual aid sustains rural life

Politics
January 8, 2026

Donald ‘Vladimirovich’ Trump’s ‘Limited Military Operation’ in Venezuela

We are witnessing the ‘Putinization’ of U.S. foreign policy

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