"What’s—Still—the Matter With Kansas?"

As recent events bear out, when Thomas Frank lamented, “We’ll have to drag the Democrats kicking and screaming to victory” in 2017, if anything he was understating the challenge.
November 26, 2024

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"Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities"

To win in 2024, Harris and Walz must wholeheartedly commit to a populist vision that makes people’s economic self-determination every bit as important as control of our own bodies.
October 31, 2024

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"Democrats Dismiss JD Vance at Their Peril"

Calling the Ohio senator “weird” may feel satisfying. Pundits have dismissed him as a drag on the ticket. But the smarter play would still be to steal his thunder.
September 6, 2024

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"The Missing Pieces of the Democrats’ Rural Offer Could Fill a Barnyard"

Rural America looms large in the 2024 election. So why is it such a small piece of the Progressive Caucus agenda?
August 13, 2024

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"Working-Class Americans Prefer a “Hand Up” to a “Handout”"

Working- and middle-class Americans take pride in their work. If Democrats want to win their votes, they need to acknowledge and appeal to that pride, not dismiss or patronize it.
July 23, 2024

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"Paul Krugman May Not Know How to Reverse the Decline of Rural America. But We Do."

The countryside has been neglected for decades. A Rural New Deal would reverse that with capital and creative solutions writen by and for rural Americans.
June 12, 2024

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"It’s Not Too Late for Democrats to Win Back Rural Voters"

Putting together a Democratic majority in 2024 requires winning back some portion of the rural working class. The good news is that it can be done. Here’s how.
May 17, 2024

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"The Only Thing Worse Than Taking Rural Voters for Granted"

… is dismissing them as out of reach for Democrats.
April 15, 2024

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RUBI at the DNC

NPR, Ari Shapiro, Mia Venkat, Kira Wakeam “What Kentucky can teach Democrats about winning in red districts”

Barron’s, Camille Camdessus “Democrats Seek To Draw Rural Voters Away From Trump”

Agri-Pulse, Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Noah Wicks, Lydia Johnson, and Philip Brasher “Daybreak Aug. 19: Democrats look to reach rural voters”

"What’s—Still—the Matter With Kansas?"

"Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities"

"Democrats Dismiss JD Vance at Their Peril"

"The Missing Pieces of the Democrats’ Rural Offer Could Fill a Barnyard"

"Working-Class Americans Prefer a “Hand Up” to a “Handout”"

"Paul Krugman May Not Know How to Reverse the Decline of Rural America. But We Do."

"It’s Not Too Late for Democrats to Win Back Rural Voters"

"The Only Thing Worse Than Taking Rural Voters for Granted"

RUBI at the DNC

NPR, Ari Shapiro, Mia Venkat, Kira Wakeam “What Kentucky can teach Democrats about winning in red districts”

NPR, Ari Shapiro, Mia Venkat, Kira Wakeam “What Kentucky can teach Democrats about winning in red districts” NPR, Ari Shapiro, Mia Venkat, Kira Wakeam “What Kentucky can teach Democrats about winning in red districts”

Barron’s, Camille Camdessus “Democrats Seek To Draw Rural Voters Away From Trump”

Barron’s, Camille Camdessus “Democrats Seek To Draw Rural Voters Away From Trump” Barron’s, Camille Camdessus “Democrats Seek To Draw Rural Voters Away From Trump”

Agri-Pulse, Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Noah Wicks, Lydia Johnson, and Philip Brasher “Daybreak Aug. 19: Democrats look to reach rural voters”

Agri-Pulse, Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Noah Wicks, Lydia Johnson, and Philip Brasher “Daybreak Aug. 19: Democrats look to reach rural voters” Agri-Pulse, Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Noah Wicks, Lydia Johnson, and Philip Brasher “Daybreak Aug. 19: Democrats look to reach rural voters”

NPR, Ari Shapiro, Mia Venkat, Kira Wakeam “What Kentucky can teach Democrats about winning in red districts”

Barron’s, Camille Camdessus “Democrats Seek To Draw Rural Voters Away From Trump”

Agri-Pulse, Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Noah Wicks, Lydia Johnson, and Philip Brasher “Daybreak Aug. 19: Democrats look to reach rural voters”