Rigged: Who Actually Benefits from This Current System: This Current Moment is the Culmination of Everything Wrong With our System: Secrecy, Excuses, Injustice, and Silence. More:

Jerilyn Church, CEO of the @GPTLHB, joined our Rural Progress Summit panel on tribal communities to discuss the need for cooperation between the federal government and tribal leaders. Watch here:

Looking for a Way Out of the Opioid Crisis. The Damage From the Opioid Epidemic in Rural Communities Will Last for Years. More:

This week’s #SelflessSaturday highlights Manna From Heaven, a nonprofit running a food pantry in rural Union County, North Carolina. This organization’s efforts help reduce rural food deserts and provide healthy meals for the community! Learn more here:

OCP’s Rural Progress Summit kicked off with a panel discussion on Trump’s trade war, and how it will impact the rural economy. Watch the full panel to learn more about what the U.S. economy will look like after we have alienated our trading partners:

Project 2025 - What's Been Done? What's Still to Come? Marc Elias joined the Rural Progress Summit to discuss. Despite claiming he had nothing to do with Project 2025, it has served as a road map for the Trump's second administration. More:

Tracy Stone-Manning, former director of the US Bureau of Land Management, joined a panel on the threats to public lands at our Rural Progress Summit. Watch the full panel discussion here:

Gutting the USDA. Earlier today, Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins gave official notice of the cuts and closures to the USDA that had been rumored for months. Plus, Attacks on the Free Press, Foreign Aid and Farmers and more.

At our 2025 Rual Progress Summit, we were honored to host Sen. Martin Heinrich for a discussion on the threats to public lands. Watch the full conversation here:

Get Big or Get Out: Trump Edition: The One Big Beautiful Bill benefits corporate farmers, not family farmers. It serves as a stark reminder of how policy can subtly, yet powerfully, reshape the very foundation of our nation. More:

This week on the #HotDishPod, Brian Little joins Heidi and Joel Heitkamp to discuss immigration in rural America, diving into how farm labor regulations intersect with immigration, and the impacts of the current administration's policies on rural areas.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear joined our 2025 Rural Progress Summit to discuss how he was able to win an election in a deep red state. Watch his full speech here:

The One Big Beautiful Bill's Rural Health Fund is a False Promise of Relief for Our Patients and Providers. The impact of this policy is being felt almost immediately as providers and states prepare for the cuts to Medicaid. More:

One Country Project is proud to announce Iowa State Rep. Adam Zabner as the newest member of its Board of Directors! Rep. Zabner has been a longtime advocate for the state of Iowa and rural America, working tirelessly to advance the state. Read more here:

Today’s #RuralSpotlight recognizes the @USSupremeCourt’s decision to uphold a vital Federal Communications Commission-managed fund that supports rural broadband deployment and other communications services nationwide. More:

Guts, Spirit, and Grit: How to Make Progress in your Home State. We talk with Jess Piper About how she's Helping Bring Change to Rural America. Learn more:

The team at Impact Social joined our Rural Progress Summit to review the online sentiment of consumers in rural America. Watch the full discussion here: .

This week’s #SelflessSaturday highlights @AmeriCorps, whose efforts have uplifted rural communities for decades. Their work places young Americans in rural areas, and many AmeriCorps alum stay in these rural areas, filling critical gaps in communities.

Who Is Standing Up for You? We’re Raising our Voices for all the Folks who Feel Counted out or Left Behind. Read more:

Former FSA Deputy Administrator Scott Marlow joined our Rural Progress Summit to discuss the policies needed in a Farm Bill and the impacts of the USDA cuts. Watch the panel discussion here: