What’s the matter with America’s rural voters? Many scholars believe that the question itself is the problem. Credit...Photo illustration by Pablo Delcan Supported by By Emma Goldberg Kristin Lunz ...

What contributes to rural livability in the US? It depends on who you are and what you want from your community.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Why is rural health so hard? And where to focus to make it easy. This is ...

When I started reporting this story, I intended to ask several rural election officials about their work: how they got into it, the highs and lows, what they wish people knew about it. But all four ...

Hazard, Kentucky, a rural community where the technical and community college may be turned into a standalone institution offering degrees in high-demand fields including teaching and nursing. Credit: ...

In an old ranch house that serves as the headquarters of the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative, Jason Baldes greets federal officials and others with doughnuts and coffee. It is his second stop of ...

Kristin Lunz Trujillo grew up proud of her family’s way of life. She spent summers getting ready to show cattle at the county fair. During the school year, she rushed home after class to feed the ...