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Anthony Flaccavento is a farmer, author and rural development consultant in southwestern Virginia and the executive director of the Rural Urban Bridge Initiative.
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ViewpointRural America
A Rural New Deal Could Help Progressives Win Rural America
Championing rural and working-class communities is how progressives can build the trust needed to defuse culture war weapons wielded by the Right.
Anthony Flaccavento
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Rural America
Our Food System Hurts Farmers, Consumers and the Earth. We Can Build a Movement to Change It
Anthony Flaccavento
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Rural America
The Local Foods Movement Has Made Half a Revolution. For the Other Half, We Need a Green New Deal
Anthony Flaccavento
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Rural America
A Rural Progressive Platform: To Fix Stuff Democrats Have to Stop Being Stupid
Anthony Flaccavento