Provincial Pretenders
The only thing more American than living and working on a farm is pretending you do.
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Can Policies Make Rural Politics?
The rural divide is deep and, in many cases, based on real abandonment by liberal technocrats. More than just new policies, Democrats need a new approach to rural voters.
A Twenty-First-Century Horse Opera
Yellowstone sells a fantasy of rural America — and conservatism — no different from any other prime-time soap opera.
Tall Tails
Some of the most frightening beasts of American folklore may be hiding out in your neck of the woods.
The Old World’s New Agriculture
In today’s Europe, the exploitation of migrant workers puts food on the table.
Apartheid’s Green Thumb
Since the 1960s, Israel has planted millions of trees across the Naqab desert and the West Bank. The afforestation effort greenwashes ethnic cleansing — and literally covers up the evidence.
Favela Archipelago
Brazil’s impoverished, informal urban neighborhoods are the result of long-term rural neglect.
Outside the Green Line
Israel has laid waste to Palestinian agriculture for decades. It’s only gotten worse since the war started.
Sacrificial Lambs
The success of the “nuclear sponge” strategy means the destruction of the Great Plains.
Rural Voter Blues
Contrary to what you’ve heard, progressives actually can reach rural voters.