Meet Alex Han

In These Times is growing: We’re excited to announce that labor organizer and activist Alex Han has joined us as the new Executive Director.

Joseph Bullington grew up in the Smith River watershed near White Sulphur Springs, Montana. He is the editor of Rural America In These Times.

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After Yellowstone Floods, Tourism Workers Lose Their Jobs—And Their Housing
Many Yellowstone workers depend on their bosses for a place to live. When the flood washed away their jobs, they lost their housing, too.
DispatchRural America
Trailer Park Residents Take on Venture Capitalists—and Win
As gentrification sweeps the West, investors are buying up mobile home parks. Residents of this Colorado park got together and bought it themselves.
Rural America
In Defense of Hunting
In our age of ecological collapse, hunting animals for food is as relevant as ever.
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After Ida, This Louisiana Tribe Is Organizing Its Own Recovery
Armed with agricultural knowledge and mutual aid networks, the Houma people aren't waiting on the government to rescue them.
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GDP: A Countdown to Doom
The numbers we use to measure the economy’s recovery from Covid also measure the rate at which we barrel into ecological catastrophe.
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2020 Was The Year the Mask Came Off
We learned some things this past year that we shouldn’t forget. Here’s a roundup of stories from Rural America In These Times that bear re-reading.
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No Parks for the Poor
In the face of budget cuts, some land management agencies are ramping up user fees — and betraying the egalitarian promise of public lands.
Rural America
‘People Are Still Putting Their Bodies on the Line to Stop this Pipeline’
A court found that the Dakota Access Pipeline was built unlawfully. These water protectors are still in prison for trying to stop it.
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The Pandemic Is Exposing the Rotten Core of Our Industrial Food System
While industrial farms have been thrown into chaos, local agriculture has proved to be a more resilient model.
Rural America
In Montana, Food Banks Battle Surging Demand and Shifting Supply Chains
Rural America
For Democrats, the Road to Victory in 2020 Runs Through Rural America. This Report Offers a Road Map
Rural America
First Amendment Loses as Pipeline Industry Scores Another Win in Wisconsin
Rural America
Getting Stuck Is a Rural Rite of Passage
Rural America
Organic Food Hurts the Earth? Sorry, But It’s More Complicated
Rural America
Standing Rock Felony Defendants Take Plea Deals, Still Face Years in Prison
Rural America
Why Cutting Up Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a Bad Idea
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In Defense of Wildfire
What climate activists, right-wing loggers and Smokey Bear get wrong
Rural America
A “Progressive Ticket” Sweeps Helena, Montana’s Municipal Elections
Rural America
Federal Judge: Environmental Law was Broken in Rushed Review of Dakota Access Pipeline
Rural America
Blacks, Latinos and Indians Think About Climate Change in Ways that Most Other Americans Do Not
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Don’t Blame Montana Voters for Quist’s Loss: Blame the Frailty of Our Democracy
The Montana race exposed the structural impediments to progressive politics.
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The Progressive Movement Just Scored a Huge Win in Philly’s DA Race
Larry Krasner’s victory was a referendum on Trump as well as on a whole host of issues that predate the president: immigrant rights, the war on drugs and mass incarceration.
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The Folk Singer vs. the Millionaire: A Berniecrat Aims for Montana’s House Seat
Rob Quist's House campaign draws on Montana's populist spirit.
Labor
The Chicago Reader Staff Just Voted Unanimously To Authorize a Strike
Rural America
Radical Joy for Hard Times: How to Live on a Damaged Planet
Rural America
Camp Raid Begins as Standing Rock Eviction Deadline Passes