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Deep in Coal Country, Miners With Black Lung Say Government Is Suffocating the ‘Working Man’

This story was originally published by AP News. Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking,

November 17, 2025

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A Nation of Neighbors: Takeaways From a Fellowship Studying Immigration in Rural America

My colleague Smmo Ozawa and I spent the past year recording oral histories about immigration in the rural United States. One of my favorite interviews happened at the police station in Fort Morgan, a small, Eastern Colorado town where I

December 4, 2025

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In Louisiana, Land Along the Coast Is Disappearing

Louisiana’s land is disappearing for many reasons: rising sea levels, erosion, wetland degradation, and more frequent

The Rush at Rush Pond

Starr Lodge Four of us sleep in borrowed beds at Starr Lodge; the fifth, our host

Commentary: Rural Voters Have a Move. It’s Time to Make It.

First, some good news: There is a path out of this endless labyrinth of destabilizing crises, both foreign and domestic, being provoked by an executive branch wholly unbothered by international law and

January 29, 2026

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Commentary: Rural Voters Have a Move. It’s Time to Make It.

January 29, 2026

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Commentary: Rural Voters Have a Move. It’s Time to Make It.

January 29, 2026

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The Northern Cheyenne Tribe Reclaims Sovereignty Through Solar Energy and Buffalo Restoration

Brandon Small’s pickup squeezes down a narrow dirt road lined with trees and bushes as we drive down the hillside towards the buffalo. We’re on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in southeastern Montana,

January 28, 2026

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Amid the AI-Driven Boom in Energy Demand, Rural Texans Fight a High-Voltage Transmission Line

January 27, 2026

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