Did Religion Motivate Assassination of Minnesota Lawmaker? The media has overlooked Vance Boelter’s connection to the New Apostolic Reformation in his alleged targeting of public officials ...

Fluoride prevents cavaties, but new research studies raise concerns about adverse health effects of fluoride exposure on fetuses and infants.

Connor Barnes brings his butchering craft straight to small-time livestock farmers via a custom-made box truck, a relief to many in a consolidated industry.

The Long-Time Union Organizer Leading a New Wave of Rural Organizing “When people work together across differences it’s good for the community” ...

Joel Bleifuss is Barn Raiser Editor & Publisher and Board President of Barn Raising Media Inc. He is a descendent of German and Scottish farmers who immigrated to Wisconsin and South Dakota in the ...

What You Can Do to Save the Birds An Ohio artist’s bold project is a timely reminder of what we can do to protect birds—and ourselves ...

Maryland’s blue crab workers exercise agency even in systems that extract maximum value from their labor and minimize their presence.

Iowa elected officials are preparing to trash 60% of the state’s historical archives with no transparency or input from the public.

Will Cuts in Rural Programs Leave the Same Lasting Wounds as the 2008 Financial Crisis? Rural families like mine are still grappling with the long-term mental health consequences of housing loss ...

It seems like the House GOP has something against farmers. The list is long, but two recent actions that stand out: one is the elimination of more than $1 billion in funding for two Covid-era programs ...

America’s Public Lands Could Still Be Up for Sale Utah Sen. Mike Lee wants to solve the West’s housing crisis by selling public land. Behind him is a coterie of developers and conservative think tanks ...

This series of articles explores how PFAS (forever chemicals) contaminate our water and food, and what we can do about it. PFAS are synthetic chemicals that can cause cancer, birth defects, liver ...