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Rural issues
Rural issues news and analysis from The Nation
March 28, 2019
Until the federal government tackles rural homelessness as a distinct issue, the problem will only get worse.
November 13, 2018
Democrats would do well to remember a fundamental truth that this year’s elections only amplified: Real power is built from the bottom up.
October 26, 2018
Chloe Maxmin could be the first Democrat ever to win Maine House District 88 in a place deep in the state where one thing is clear: The left abandoned rural America.
October 26, 2018
Gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist wants to bring utility populism to Vermont.
October 25, 2018
Maxmin, 25, is running for state representative in the most rural county in the most rural state in the country—at a time when young political candidates are having their moment.
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September 26, 2018
The decline of America’s rural health system and its toll on my family.
September 6, 2018
Broadband for all is a necessary policy. Just don’t expect it to end poverty.
August 7, 2018
The Postal Service embodies the vital role that public institutions can play in advancing the common good.
June 18, 2018
A new book shows the impact of the financial crisis on everyday lives.
June 1, 2018
John Norris, a savvy strategist for Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama, is running a campaign that seeks to reconnect Democrats with farm country.
