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Democrats Are Not Speaking Loudly Enough to Be Heard in Rural America Democrats Are Not Speaking Loudly Enough to Be Heard in Rural America
The party platform is not aggressive enough in reaching out to voters who could be won over.
Jul 8, 2016 / John Nichols
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Progressives Need to Stop Ignoring Rural Communities Progressives Need to Stop Ignoring Rural Communities
If your words and actions make sense to people and honor their experiences, they’ll get behind you. Even in the country.
Jun 22, 2016 / Anthony Flaccavento
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Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like
A new report finds that safe water and sanitation are increasingly unaffordable for millions of Americans.
Jun 8, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
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The Most Reliably Democratic County in America Just Sent Hillary Clinton a Signal The Most Reliably Democratic County in America Just Sent Hillary Clinton a Signal
The Democratic front-runner needs to embrace the New Deal themes that still resonate in frequently forgotten corners of America.
May 18, 2016 / John Nichols
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Just Because Big Coal Is Collapsing Doesn’t Mean Appalachia Has to Follow Just Because Big Coal Is Collapsing Doesn’t Mean Appalachia Has to Follow
Is an environmentally sustainable economic transition possible?
May 4, 2016 / Michelle Chen
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Water Privatizers Have Their Eye on Flint’s Lead Crisis Water Privatizers Have Their Eye on Flint’s Lead Crisis
To disaster capitalists, Flint’s sick children present an opportunity for privatization and profit.
Feb 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen
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You Can Wipe Out Coal, but You Can’t Bring the Mountains Back 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.
Aug 25, 2015 / Laura Gottesdiener
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Black Women in the Rural South Are Still Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired 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.
Aug 17, 2015 / Dani McClain
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Meet the ‘Snake-Oil Salesman’ From Utah Who Wants to Transform the American West 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?
Jun 18, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
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Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas
Twenty-one states have refused to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of sick Americans without decent healthcare.
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Kai Wright