Politics & Policy

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

Religion
April 13, 2026

Defusing the Christian Right Requires Understanding It and Offering Something Better

Respectful dialogue begins by listening to people’s beliefs and values

Immigration
March 26, 2026

What Rural America Can Learn from Haitian Immigrants

Immigrant communities have developed sophisticated survival strategies. Those lessons can serve rural people facing their own crisis of abandonment.

Environment
March 23, 2026

Man’s First Best Friend

Wolves were our companions long before dogs. Can we co-exist with wolves again?

Politics
March 12, 2026

A Strategy to Heal America’s Rural-Urban Divide

Political scientist Suzanne Mettler sees county party chairs as key to our democracy

Farm Bill
March 11, 2026

The Trojan Hog in the Farm Bill

How the Save Our Bacon Act threatens family farmers and state sovereignty

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