In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”? In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”?
Not until coastal journalists stop viewing rural people as an exotic species.
Oct 16, 2023 / Richard Eskow
Covid Has Left Deep Wounds in America’s Rural Communities Covid Has Left Deep Wounds in America’s Rural Communities
The virus tore at the bonds of solidarity in rural areas like Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Many of the scars have yet to heal.
May 23, 2023 / Anne N. Sosin
How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy How Reading “The Economist” Helped Me to Stop Worrying About White Supremacy
A recent viral sensation identifies the migration of poor whites as the cause of the problem—letting the rest of us off the hook!
Apr 21, 2023 / Sarah Taber
Democrats Can Win Rural Seats if They Listen to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Democrats Can Win Rural Seats if They Listen to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Washington’s new congresswoman talks working-class appeal and the failure of the party elite.
Dec 14, 2022 / Q&A / Nick Bowlin
Democrats Must Do Better in Rural America Democrats Must Do Better in Rural America
If this midterm was a success for Democrats, it is a retreat from what they ought to expect.
Nov 17, 2022 / Anthony Flaccavento, Erica Etelson, and Cody Lonning
Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too
Critics of Biden's forgiveness plan falsely call it a wealth transfer to the “urban elite.” In 2020, nearly 6.5 million rural Americans owed an average of $35,000 in student loan d...
Sep 27, 2022 / StudentNation / Reed Cleland
How to Kill a Rural Hospital How to Kill a Rural Hospital
In Gallup, New Mexico, doctors and community members are rallying to save Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital.
Aug 23, 2022 / Feature / Cecilia Nowell
It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded
A vivid reminder that rural Americans are on the front lines of democracy.
Jul 15, 2022 / Laura Flanders
How Democrats Can Win Over Rural America How Democrats Can Win Over Rural America
It starts with respect.
May 4, 2022 / Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward
Growing Up Queer in a Small Town Growing Up Queer in a Small Town
With minimal representation in my hometown and in the media, I hid my queerness and internalized toxic misconceptions about gender and sexuality.
Apr 13, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds