Not ‘Feeling the Bern’ Not ‘Feeling the Bern’
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.
Feb 26, 2020 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer
Rural America Doesn’t Have to Starve to Death Rural America Doesn’t Have to Starve to Death
A predatory and extractive financial sector has hollowed out communities across the US.
Feb 18, 2020 / Feature / Nick Shaxson
How I Learned to Stop Worrying About My Neighbors How I Learned to Stop Worrying About My Neighbors
I hope people driving through my town don’t see the sign and believe everyone here—and in small towns around the US—is a caricature.
Feb 5, 2020 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer
Gun Basics—and Other Lessons Gun Basics—and Other Lessons
Getting along is a necessity when you know you’re likely to run into each other at the only gas station in town. But it’s also a frame of mind.
Jan 1, 2020 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer
Where I Live You Can Break Your Neck Trying to Get Cell Service Where I Live You Can Break Your Neck Trying to Get Cell Service
And other tales from the Internet wilderness.
Nov 4, 2019 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer
Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Finish What FDR Started Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Finish What FDR Started
And it could give Democrats a fighting chance in farm country and small-town America.
Aug 20, 2019 / John Nichols
The ‘Hidden’ Crisis of Rural Homelessness The ‘Hidden’ Crisis of Rural Homelessness
Until the federal government tackles rural homelessness as a distinct issue, the problem will only get worse.
Mar 28, 2019 / Jake Bittle
Progressives Point the Way to Recapturing the Rural Vote Progressives Point the Way to Recapturing the Rural Vote
Democrats would do well to remember a fundamental truth that this year’s elections only amplified: Real power is built from the bottom up.
Nov 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left
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.
Oct 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward
Could Vermont Become the First State With Universal Broadband? Could Vermont Become the First State With Universal Broadband?
Gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist wants to bring utility populism to Vermont.
Oct 26, 2018 / Evan Malmgren