Politics & Policy

2026 Elections
June 5, 2026

2026 Midterms: Why Rural America Matters

Not every story has a happy ending—but it will have something to take with you

Politics
June 1, 2026

The Harris-Walz Rural Team Could Have Written the DNC Autopsy Report on Day One

We don’t need another autopsy. We need sustained, year-round investment to rebuild the party from the ground up.

Native Life
May 28, 2026

Native Americans Resist SCOTUS Voting Rights Decision

Callais ruling has ramped up gerrymandering—and could choke off Native access to the polls

Politics
May 25, 2026

The VA Is a Model for Public Health Care. We Need to Protect It

For 161 years, America has taken care of veterans. It should stay that way

Immigration
May 18, 2026

Why a Mexican Flag Flies in Trump Country

Rural America faces a choice around immigration–one of exclusion or shared community

History
May 14, 2026

Texas’ Radical Past Points to a Possible New Future

The People’s Party history shows how to build a working-class movement

Politics
May 11, 2026

Which Democrat Can Win Iowa’s Senate Seat?

Here’s how the two candidates running for the party’s nomination stack up

Immigration
May 7, 2026

On May Day, Farmworkers and Their Children Defy Poverty and Deportations

Hundreds of farmworkers, students and community activists make their voices heard

Essay and photography by David Bacon
Politics
April 30, 2026

How Indivisible Is Organizing Rural America

With the May Day protests, the group shifts tactics ahead of the midterms

Politics
April 20, 2026

Living With the Freedom Caucus

Wyoming, the first state where the caucus gained control, shows what happens when “limited government” advocates direct public policy

Agriculture
April 16, 2026

The Truth About Roundup Herbicide

The Supreme Court will soon determine whether corporations get a free pass for poisoning the public

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