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August 25, 2015
You Can Wipe Out Coal, but You Can’t Bring the Mountains Back
The coal industry in West Virginia is collapsing, leaving uncertainty and a drastically altered skyline in its wake.
Laura Gottesdiener
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August 17, 2015
Black Women in the Rural South Are Still Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired
A new report finds that too many suffer from rampant poverty and limited access to healthcare.
Dani McClain
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June 18, 2015
Meet the ‘Snake-Oil Salesman’ From Utah Who Wants to Transform the American West
Is Republican Representative Ken Ivory trying to save rural counties, or defraud them?
Zoë Carpenter
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June 2, 2015
Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas
Twenty-one states have refused to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of sick Americans without decent healthcare.
Kai Wright
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May 12, 2014
Why Are Fracking Hopefuls Suing a County in New Mexico?
Mora County is challenging legal doctrines that privilege corporations and Big Carbon.
Simon Davis-Cohen
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October 15, 2013
GOP Congressman Explains Why He Wants to Defund a Health Program He Supports
Congressman Mike Pompeo says he supports money for federal health centers, but opposes federal money for the same program if it comes from the Affordable Care Act.
Lee Fang
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October 8, 2013
Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown
Cut off from federal funding, programs serving abused women may be forced to close.
Zoë Carpenter
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May 15, 2012
Affordable Housing for Seniors in the Cross Hairs in Chicago
Property baron Sam Zell has made millions by cutting services and raising rent on retirees like those who came to his Chicago shareholder meeting.
Laura Flanders
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November 29, 2011
Wisconsin Recall Drive Surpasses 300,000 Signatures
Two weeks into the drive to remove Scott Walker, more than half the required signatures have been gathered.
John Nichols
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August 24, 2011
The Democrats’ Rural Rebellions
The Republicans’ dramatic overreach in states from Wisconsin to Maine has created openings for substantial Democratic victories in unexpected territory.
John Nichols