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by Charles Hugh-Smith There are many historical models in which the spending/investing of wealthy families drives the expansion of local economies. The increase in farm debt while farm income declines … Read more
by Michael Snyder Is this a sign of what is coming for the rest of the nation? In Martin County, Kentucky times are very tough right now. Thanks to severe … Read more
From the New York Times: Can rural America be saved? There are 60 million people, almost one in five Americans, living on farms, in hamlets and in small towns across the … Read more
by: Carol Anderson (Natural News) What’s not to be happy about city-living? Everything you need is at arm’s reach – great food, entertainment, shopping malls, the list goes on. You … Read more
City liberals, miners, environmentalists, and union workers make up the Minnesota Democratic coalition. But, like in a lot of the Midwest, it’s getting tougher and tougher to hold together.” via buzzfeed: … Read more
OTTUMWA, Iowa — This city’s Target store is gone. So is Kmart, MC Sports, JCPenney, Vanity and soon Herberger’s, a department store. “The mall is pretty sad,” says Amanda Cain, … Read more
Trump orders expanded broadband access in rural U.S. Jan. 8 (UPI) — President Donald Trump unveiled an agriculture initiative to bring broadband Internet to rural areas of the United States during a speech … Read more
by stockboardasset Private prisons across the United States are set to reap the financial benefits of changes in the tax code signed by President Donald Trump. Under the new tax law, investments … Read more
by Ruby Henley Yesterday Ray Buckley, chairman of the New Hampshire Democrat Party, former DNC Vice Chair, and former candidate for chair of the DNC, said the following: “The organizing … Read more
by Michael Snyder A couple of lawmakers from South Carolina want to establish a network of self-sufficient communities in their state in preparation for “societal collapse”. In the long-term, they … Read more