“We recognized that, actually, our lives are richer for working with people whom we had previously written off…”
Author: The Daily Yonder
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Two Liberation Movements, Intertwined
“We are singing from the same songbook and building a louder choir,” Smith said…
Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts
“The reality is that any of us at any point in time could become disabled,” Grant said. “What kind of quality of care would we want?…”
THE DAILY YONDER: Mud Season
In past years, I actually looked forward to mud season because it brought friends out of hibernation and into the woods…
THE DAILY YONDER: Reframing Rural Conversations
“According to American Farmland Trust, over the next 20 years, it’s estimated that one-third of all farmland in the lower 48 states will change hands…”
Advocates, Economists Question Effects of ‘Rural Health Transformation Program’
But none of the funding will go directly to hospitals. Within the legislation, there are limits on how states can use the funds…
INTERVIEW: Ryan Dennis on the History of American Agriculture
Growing up on the farm, he witnessed firsthand the detrimental effect of the “get big or get out” ethos of federal agriculture policy…
Native Families Were Promised Free Solar. Trump Took It Away.
“I do this because of energy and energy sovereignty as well, but it creates a sense of hope for our tribal nations,” he said…
Fear Over Farmland Loss Is Slowing Renewable Energy Development
Competing with large agribusiness has become a nearly impossible venture for most small and mid-size producers…
A Small Town Under ICE Occupation, Part Two
“Being silent’s not an option anymore,” he said. “This is not the America or the humans we want to be…”
A Small Town Under ICE Occupation, Part One
Perla Ocampo, an 18-year-old college student, spoke up next. It wasn’t Ocampo’s first time speaking up that week…
Cheyenne Tribe Reclaiming Sovereignty Through Solar Energy, Buffalo Restoration
“Having bison on the landscape is likely to increase sort of diversity of vegetation, conditions, and habitat and likely to increase biodiversity…”
New Family Childcare Models Are Bringing Business and Families Back to Main Street
Small towns across the country are creating new childcare slots, good jobs, and communities where young families actually want to stay…
The Geography of Non-Denominational Christianity
Non-denominational Christians are on the rise nationwide. Does that hold true in rural America, too…?