Introduction In 2016, I proposed in the Daily Yonder an Appalachian Homestead Act—a plan to redistribute land from bankrupt coal companies and absentee ...

This story was originally published by The Conversation. Drive through the plains of Iowa or Kansas and you’ll see more than ...

The Waldesians, a European Christian religious group, founded in France, faced persecution from the Catholic Church as far ...

Ranches and pecan orchards along the banks of the San Saba River, stretched across the rolling landscape of Texas Hill Country, are working to recover ...

This story was originally published by The Conversation. Drive through the plains of Iowa or Kansas and you’ll see more than rows of corn, wheat and soybeans. You’ll also see towering wind turbines ...

David Roediger is a historian of race and class in the United States, and a professor of American Studies at the University of Kansas. He’s the author of ...

When Bill Elliott had a heart attack in 2019, it took his neighbor 45 minutes to drive him to an emergency room. He lived in ...

A coalition of nonprofits, tribes, and local governments is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the ...

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This story was originally published by Stateline. Across the nation, Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health care, and in rural America, ...

Donna Eder visits the Cedars of Peace hermitages at the Loretto Motherhouse at least four times a year. Here in a small cabin, constructed with wood from ...

In Falfurrias, the county seat of Brooks County in South Texas, the New Covenant Church has hosted a food pantry for over three decades, witnessing the ...