Ahliya Roy is a 5th generation Mainer, Maine School of Science and Mathematics student and Rural Youth Organizer for JustME for JustUs, a grassroots organizing nonprofit in Maine.

In Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former district, Shawn Harris is trying to pull off something Democrats have been unable to do: win a seat in Congress.

Data center hyperscalers promise the same fat pitch of jobs and revenue CAFOs once did. They’ve also learned about how to destroy local resistance.

The Trump administration’s attempts to federalize and delegitimize elections has found its analogues in some rural counties. In response, local organizers are stepping up to protect the vote.

In his new book, Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry (Island Press, 2024), Austin Frerick identifies contemporary “Barons” in seven different corporations—such as ...

Hightower subsequently republished the text of his speech on Jim Hightower’s Lowdown, which led readers to ask why people in rural areas—particularly farmers—vote for Republicans not Democrats.

Running for office and organizing in Oklahoma is tough, but even tougher as a young person organizing in rural Oklahoma. In 2023, Arturo Alonso-Sandoval, a Democrat who represents Oklahoma House ...

Americans’ celebration of 250 years of independence invites reflection on the Declaration of Independence and its values of equality, liberty and democratic renewal. Those values are a beacon to guide ...

Earlier this month, Bennett’s third novel in the series, A Trade of Blood, debuted on the New York Times fiction best seller list at #10. The story follows Ana, a detective for the Empire of Khanum, ...

While news-grabbing primaries have featured populist versus establishment matchups, Iowa is facing two different forces: MAHA ...