Photo Credit -  Chelsea Peng 2025 "The end of the American Dream and why it’s OK" On March 14, the House Committee on Small Busin...

Sugar beet worker in Colorado (1938). Source : Library of Congress  In 2011, this  blog post  observed that farmworkers: [R]eceive little pr...

Credit: USDA, May 2010 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) has played a pivotal role as one of the most effective tools ...

Pro-immigrant demonstrators in Omaha, Nebraska. Photo Credit: NBC News In June 2025, President Trump paused immigration raids on agricultur...

Photo Credit: Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local (2025) In the 2024 election, Trump had the most support from rural America, win...

For farmers, the ability to repair equipment quickly is more than just a convenience; it's essential for making a living . Yet, as farm ...

Dan Berrett reports on Louisiana State University-Alexandria's success in surviving the rural area amidst which it sits.  The headline ...

Today's NY Times opinion podcast featured three southerners in conversation under the headline, "There is No Trump Without the So...

This quote is from the New York Times  story quoting "an email by a senior ICE official, Tatum King, to regional leaders of the ICE de...

If you’ve read the preceding blog posts in this series, thank you for sifting through my life as I try to sift through these issues. Here is...

Leo Tolstoy’s novel  Anna Karenina  opens with “All happy families are alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” This beautifu...

 Le Langhe, a region in Northern Italy , has been heralded as the "New Tuscany" for its scenic landscape, tartufi bianchi , and qu...