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Rural issues
Rural issues news and analysis from The Nation
June 24, 2020
My town voted overwhelmingly for Trump, so I didn’t expect a big crowd at a recent Black Lives Matter protest. I was wrong.
June 2, 2020
Ninety percent of US counties with high rates of childhood hunger are rural, a new study finds.
May 27, 2020
But the pandemic has made the problem worse, too.
April 30, 2020
In a rural village in upstate New York, our hospital laid off staff because there’s not enough for them to do.
April 20, 2020
Rural America has the land, the people, and the potential to flip the political equation on climate change.
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April 8, 2020
Scenes from a pandemic: 2
April 1, 2020
“Travel into Greene County from any area at this time is inadvisable and is highly discouraged,” the legislature said.
February 28, 2020
The billionaire’s glib Obama-era speeches and interviews regarding rural issues are a political liability.
February 26, 2020
I proudly staked a Bernie yard sign on my lawn in 2016. This cycle, it’s still in my garage, and I haven’t yet decided whom I’ll vote for in the 2020 primary.
February 18, 2020
A predatory and extractive financial sector has hollowed out communities across the US.
