
George Goehl is a longtime community organizer. He is the host of To See Each Other, a documentary podcast about rural organizing, and the former director of People’s Action, a national people’s organization working in urban, suburban and rural communities.

DispatchRural America
Not in Our Nursing Homes
In Wisconsin, seniors are leading the charge to protect their own healthcare.
George Goehl

FeatureCover StoryRural America
The Rural Vote Is Again in Play
The midterms showed that rural voters must be an integral part of the Democratic strategy if they want to win in 2024.
George Goehl

Cover Story
How Democrats Won and Lost
And what the surprising results mean for the Left.
Maurice Mitchell, Varshini Prakash, George Goehl, Andrea Plaid, Kristian Hernandez and Branko Marcetic

ViewpointRural America
How Do You Flip Rural Trump Voters? Talk to Them.
In 2016, establishment Democrats all but ignored rural communities. Groups like People's Action are changing that, one conversation at a time.
George Goehl

Feature
This Arizona County Already Lives Under Trumpism—But a Latino Voter Surge May Change That
7 years of organizing against anti-immigrant Sheriff Joe Arpaio has driven massive voter registration.
George Goehl
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