Congress is proposing major cuts to rural housing vouchers and other safety net programs that could lead to even more rural ...

Maryland’s blue crab workers exercise agency even in systems that extract maximum value from their labor and minimize their presence.

Iowa elected officials are preparing to trash 60% of the state’s historical archives with no transparency or input from the public.

It seems like the House GOP has something against farmers. The list is long, but two recent actions that stand out: one is the elimination of more than $1 billion in funding for two Covid-era programs ...

Congress is set to take away federal funding for PBS and NPR, the most trusted media in the U.S. The hardest hits will come for rural stations.

This six-part series on rural immigrant experiences draws from Thurka Sangaramoorthy’s research for her book [ital]Landscapes of Care: Immigration and Health in Rural America [/ital], which examines ...

Grocery co-ops help democratize food access in food deserts. Now they could take off in communities across rural and small town America.

The billionaire-led push to siphon public funds to private religious schools faces a backlash from rural voters who make up the GOP base.

A green energy push is bringing millions of dollars to Michigan’s rural communities. But not everyone is pleased.

Farmers explain how “Right-to-Farm” laws came to betray family farms, disenfranchise voters and empower corporations.

Is the nation about to see the magnetic poles of this conversation reverse? It may seem unlikely in the short term, given Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Immigration formed a major talking ...