Politics & Policy
Farmers in Trump Country Were Counting on Clean Energy Grants. Then the Government Changed the Rules.
Thousands of farmers and small rural businesses now in limbo as USDA demands grant rewrites that favor fossil fuels over renewables
In Red States, Rural Voters Are Leading the Resistance to School Vouchers
Convincing rural voters to walk away from public schools could be a greater obstacle than expected for the GOP
USDA Cancels $1 Billion in Funding That Lets Schools, Food Banks Buy Local Food
Canceled contracts leave a gaping hole in local food systems
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
Undoing the Power of Big Ag
A conversation with author Sonja Trom Eayrs and Farm Action co-founder Joe Maxwell
USDA ‘Cut Off at the Knees’ by Musk’s Mass Firings
Interviews with 15 recently fired employees reveal an agency thrown into turmoil
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
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
‘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
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
Small Businesses—the Engines of Rural Economies—Need a Fair Tax System
Tax breaks for corporations and the ultra-rich hurt working people
‘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
