Rural America

Nearly all high school graduates in Onalaska, Washington, head off to college—but many come back home after earning a degree.

• By Kaitlin Gillespie

But as with so many social issues, the liberal-conservative divide has grown wider over time.

• By Tom Jacobs

Americans learned long ago how to keep cities from burning. And then, it seems, we forgot.

• By Stephen Pyne

Critics say the legislation being put forth in Michigan will unfairly benefit rural white communities over the more urban black areas—but is that true?

• By Kriston Capps

A conversation with Jasmine Heiss from the Vera Institute of Justice about a recent poll that uncovers American's souring sentiment toward incarceration policy.

• By Teresa Mathew

The T-Mobile settlement is a stark reminder that waiting for private industry to make the investment is a losing proposition.

• By Jared Keller

Report for America offers young journalists valuable job training experience—by placing them in talent-starved newsrooms.

• By Gwendolyn Wu

Small communities across America don't cope well with water shortages, but one group from UCLA has created something to fix that.

• By Matt Weiser

Remote treatment options make addiction care more accessible, but it's no panacea for the opioid epidemic.

• By Jamey Lister

A new study shows that more than half of the country's rural counties now don't have hospitals with obstetric services. And women of color are being hit the hardest.

• By Adriana Gallardo & Nina Martin

What might it look like to have governance structures that fuel understanding with rural communities on a larger scale?

• By Hollie Russon-Gilman