According to a new memoir, inequalities in rural education may be contributing to the political polarization in the United ...

Access to high-quality health care is essential everywhere. However, it takes on a whole new meaning in rural areas, which often have greater medical needs and fewer resources. In regions where ...

People listen to a sermon before being admitted to lunch at the Hope Center, which assists homeless and addicted residents in Hagerstown, Md. Experts say Medicaid cuts will exacerbate rural ...

Access to high-quality healthcare is essential everywhere. However, it takes on a whole new meaning in rural areas, which often have greater medical needs and fewer resources. In regions where ...

More than a decade ago, the Emmy-nominated documentary Poor Kids portrayed poverty in America as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of children. Now, those kids — Brittany, Johnny and Kaylie — are all ...

Charlotte Howard, our Executive editor and New York bureau chief, considers how the president’s policies are impacting his ...

Rural America has a lawyer shortage. According to an article published by the University of California Davis Center for Poverty and Inequality Research, while roughly 20% of Americans live in rural ...

Instead of offshoring, Provalus looks for small towns where incomes are low and people are eager for positions that will ...

Since the first election of President Trump, Hollywood has fretted about portraying rural and red state Americans. Some new ...

Across the nation, Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health care, and in rural America, residents disproportionately rely on the public insurance program. But Medicaid cuts in the ...