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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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
Rural America
Our Food System Hurts Farmers, Consumers and the Earth. We Can Build a Movement to Change It
Anthony Flaccavento
Rural America
The Local Foods Movement Has Made Half a Revolution. For the Other Half, We Need a Green New Deal
Anthony Flaccavento
Rural America
A Rural Progressive Platform: To Fix Stuff Democrats Have to Stop Being Stupid
Anthony Flaccavento
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