Between 2010 and 2020, more than two-thirds of U.S. rural communities experienced sustained population loss, driven by outmigration, declining birth rates, and corporate land and resource grabs that prioritize profit over community needs. This decline fuels a vicious cycle: as young people leave, rural areas lose workforce, businesses, services, and tax revenue, further eroding schools…
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News is coming at us hot and fast these days. Below is an update on federal actions as of April 15th 2025 with information and analysis on the impacts…
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Farmworkers are critical to our food system, yet due to historical and ongoing inequity steeped in racism, farmworkers have more limited rights and protections compared to workers in other…
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Since the first day of the second Trump Administration, the president has issued or rescinded about a dozen immigration-related Executive Orders (EOs), all with the aim of bending existing…
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The “Bayer bill” is a classic preemption bill which would shield the company from legal liability for harms potentially caused by their products. Instead of facing the claims in…
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