Politics & Policy

Politics
August 1, 2024

What Overturning Chevron Means for Rural America

With its Loper Bright decision, the Supreme Court has crowned itself the final arbiter of the world’s largest economy.

Politics
July 25, 2024

This Rural Organizer Shapes Progressive Activism into Policy

How Annie Contractor helps create systemic change from the ground up

Inside the Farm Bill
July 22, 2024

J.D. Vance’s Populist Charade

Thoughts on a dangerous vice presidential candidate as President Biden steps aside

Politics
July 15, 2024

‘Making Our Communities What They Need to Be’ 

A small town union leader on building Vermont’s labor movement for a new generation

Immigration
July 4, 2024

Immigrants Find a Home in This Rural Minnesota Town

What Worthington’s history of welcoming immigrants can teach us about overcoming a polarized culture

Health Care
June 27, 2024

This Organizer Has a Proven Strategy to Win Affordable Healthcare for All

With Health Care for America Now!, Margarida Jorge is building a coalition with a winning record of reform

CAFOs
June 17, 2024

Canceled Documentary Screening Raises Questions about Farm Bureau Ties to North Carolina’s Largest Health Insurer

Blue Cross of North Carolina counts the Farm Bureau, a champion of industrial hog farms, as a major customer

Inside the Farm Bill
June 3, 2024

Six Takeaways from the GOP’s Farm Bill Draft

Austerity budgets, SNAP cuts, fuzzy math, nostalgia for “Bipartisanship” and more

Health Care
May 30, 2024

What a Leading Epidemiologist Says You Should Know About the Bird Flu

Michael Osterholm breaks down what the bird flu is, why it’s spreading to dairy cows and the pandemic lessons we failed to learn

Farm Bill
May 26, 2024

House Ag Committee Passes Farm Bill Draft Protecting Key Republican Priorities

After hours of contentious debate over nutrition, conservation, the definition of “cuts” and the meaning of “bipartisanship,” the Republican-led committee passed a bill that crossed several of Democrats’ “red lines”

Inside the Farm Bill
May 16, 2024

Partisan Clash or ‘Grand Bargain’? Dueling Proposals Set the Stage for the Farm Bill’s Uncertain Future

Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress appeal for support for their vision of the farm bill, yet a deep impasse looms ahead of an expected May 23 markup in the House

Politics
May 13, 2024

Organizing Rural and Small Town America for Affordable Housing and Racial Justice

Affordable housing is among the top issues for rural Americans. For this organizer, it’s also the starting point for building strong communities.

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