Black lands, Mexican bands: how a southern rural family built a Latino cultural hub
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Guardian with the America’s 250th Project at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. As the Latino population of North Carolina booms, opportunities abound – and Donal Gooch is capitalizing
The Deadly Combination of Pregnancy and Rural Living in the United States
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Nonprofit Quarterly. Pregnant people in rural areas are twice as likely to have complications than their urban counterparts. Abortion bans only exacerbate it.
A Ghost Town Revival
Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project's James Ledbetter Fund and Oxford American. Environmental contamination forced them out, but the former residents of Picher, Oklahoma, still come home for Christmas.
EHRP Contributor Michelle Polizzi Talks Rural Budget Cuts on Marketplace
In a recent piece for EHRP/Barn Raiser, Michelle Polizzi reflects on the lasting psychological impact of her family’s housing insecurity during the 2008 recession and explores how current federal budget cuts will afflict rural communities for years
Will Cuts in Rural Programs Leave the Same Lasting Wounds as the 2008 Financial Crisis?
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Barn Raiser. Rural families like mine are still grappling with the long-term mental health consequences of housing loss.
Portraits Along the Arkansas Delta
Co-published with The Nation and Magnum Photos. Taken by Jim Goldberg, these photographs of the Delta region stitch together a pastiche of post-civil war lineage, industrialization, and more.
How a Vermont Cheesemaker Helps Local Farms Thrive
Co-published with Civil Eats. By paying top dollar for milk and sourcing within 15 miles of its creamery, Jasper Hill supports an entire community.
JD Vance is the Toxic Byproduct of America’s Obsession with Bootstrap Narratives
Co-published with Literary Hub. Alissa Quart on the Art of the Deal of the Hillbilly.
The Worm Charmers
Co-published with Oxford American. A Florida family coaxes earthworms from the forest floor.
The Working Man and the Company Store
Co-published with The New Yorker. Can a progressive campaign break the coal industry’s hold on West Virginia politics?
‘Nothing’s Predictable’: Extreme Weather Is Ruining Farmers’ Crops, and Their Finances
Co-published with Grist. Natural disasters hit farmers with a $22 billion bill last year. Only half of that was covered by insurance.
The Case of the Missing Park Posters: Ex-Ranger Hunts for New Deal-Era Art
Co-published with Retro Report. A former park ranger is on the hunt to complete a collection of posters by artists celebrating national parks.
