The Virginia Green New Deal: The Role of Farming and Rural Economies
by Anthony Flaccavento; Abingdon, VA Many of the people speaking out against a Green New Deal are…
Tag: Rural
Democrats and the Party of “Well, ACTUALLY…”: Storytelling in the Age of Trump
by Kellen Squire A while back, I was acting as the triage nurse in the emergency department I work…
Rural Is Red, Urban is Blue—Why Is That? (My latest op/ed in my red district)
This piece is appearing in newspapers in my red congressional district (VA-06).…
The Imperative of Progressive Organizing In the “Rest” of Virginia
by Kellen Squire Senator Creigh Deeds is one of the best-known politicians in the Commonwealth. A…
“Rural Progressives”: It’s Not an Oxymoron
by Anthony Flaccovento For the past several years, as most of rural Virginia has become…
Remote Area Medical Expands Virginia Coverage
Though the clinic in Wise is Virginia's anchor, it is only one of four this year; even more…
Race & Density Explain Virginia’s Politics, Not Woodard’s “Nations”
In the Washington Monthly, author Colin Woodard is trotting out an explanation of the Virginia…
