Politics & Policy
I Taught My Students Slavery Was Wrong. Then MAGA Came After Me
An Iowa teacher looks back on a lost job and at the current movement to defend rural schools
Trump Deportations Have Dairy Farmers on Edge
“It’s just a job that the domestic workforce hasn’t sought out for decades”
Why I Joined Maine’s Farmer Day of Action and Tractor Brigade
A Maine farmer reports from the front lines of the new American agriculture movement
Why the Greenpeace Trial Is a Lesson for Us All
Criminalizing the protection of water, not its degradation, is a sign of things to come—but Water Protectors are here to stay
The Problem With J.D. Vance’s Augustine
Vance’s misguided interpretation of Christian love is an attempt to justify the jingoistic policies of “America First”
Public Schools Build Connections in Rural Communities. Vouchers Tear Them Down.
Here is what you can do to stand up for rural public schools before it’s too late
‘Clean Water,’ ‘Equity,’ ‘Microplastics’ and Other Words Banned in Leaked USDA Memo
Agricultural Research Service sent out a list of 110 terms that can no longer be used
How Democrats Can Win By Organizing from the County Up
In her new role as a party leader, Jane Kleeb is organizing Democrats to go on the offensive
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
