Politics & Policy
Hans Breitenmoser: Dairy Farmer for Fair Maps
“Wisconsin is so severely gerrymandered that you can't even hardly think straight.”
![Hans Breitenmoser, a Wisconsin Dairy farmer, sits in his office](https://barnraisingmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Breitenmoser-Dairy-Farm-Office-scaled-e1692216044125-900x657.jpg)
The Emerging Movement to Build Multi-Racial Power in Rural Communities
What the D.C. establishment gets wrong about rural politics
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A New Ford Plant in Rural Tennessee Inspires Anti-Union Backlash
The American Legislative Exchange Council has plans to penalize companies that voluntarily recognize unions
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Jim Crow in the Driver’s Seat
Rural Mississippians without cars face voting hurdles
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Why Rural America Should Bet on a Green Energy Future
House Republicans see oil, gas and coal fueling our energy future; the facts prove them wrong.
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When Moms for Liberty Cancelled a School Librarian’s Mother’s Day Lesson, Concerned Parents Fought Back
Here is what they said at the Hamilton County, Tennessee, school board meeting
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“We’ve Had Death Threats, Bomb Threats”
Rural libraries, often a lifeline, now face efforts to ban books and restrict funding
![Library books sit on a shelf crossed with caution tape and flame-shaped bookmarks.](https://barnraisingmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/smith_san_jose_library_book_banning-900x736.jpg)
Eating Disorders in Farm Country
We speak openly about the dangers of not wearing a seatbelt or abusing drugs or alcohol, but we don’t routinely talk to our young people about the dangers of eating disorders.
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The Outside Money That Fuels the Iowa Far Right
Book bans and anti-abortion state Supreme Court judges are just some of the things that money can buy in Iowa
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Five Native Groups Have Established Rights of Nature
"For Ho-Chunk, rights of nature has always been around.”
![A close-up photo of a manoomin (wild rice) plant](https://barnraisingmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/rights_of_nature_manoomin-900x600.jpg)
To Serve and Protect?
Enbridge pays Minnesota law enforcement agencies to arrest pipeline protesters
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Wisconsin Supreme Court: A Legacy of Bad Decisions
Three cases where the Wisconsin Supreme Court thwarted democracy
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