Politics & Policy

Despite a lack of evidence, Republicans in the House claim that high farmworker wages are causing farmers to go broke. Democrats should stand up for farmworkers and set the record straight.

The American Federation of Teachers’ Rural Caucus advocates turning public schools into social service centers

At the Farm Bureau’s “New Frontiers” conference, tensions flare over the future of farming

A Housing Assistance Council report shines new light on rural America’s housing crisis

In his campaign for the U.S. Senate, Osborn, who led a prominent labor strike against Kellogg’s in 2021, plans to bring together a coalition of farmers, union laborers and small business owners

Eradicating civic deserts ‘step by step’

‘Rural people need policymakers working at all levels on their behalf’

‘We need to make sure that rural leadership has a seat at the table’

In Wisconsin’s Lincoln County, the People for Pine Crest are organizing to keep their five-star nursing home from being privatized

The court’s unanimous decision gives Nevada’s top water regulator clear authority to manage groundwater depletion in the state

The constitutional amendment passed by New York voters guarantees the right to a clean environment—but Attorney General Letitia James says she won’t enforce it