Talk: What Is The Rural US? (And Should City Folks and Progressives Care?) []Center for Global Justice
Event Category: All Events, Learning/Education, and Presentations/Discussions
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Monday, January 17, 20221:00pm CST – 2:00pm EST
Joe Belden
Recent rural/urban cultural, economic, and political polarization in the US is worse than ever. It may be useful for urban and suburban people — especially elites — to know more about rural conditions, policy, organizations, and views. Why have rural and urban become so politically polarized, with Democrats the urban and Republicans the rural party? How is rural defined? What is the Farm Bill? It’s huge every four years and much more than farm policy. What does USDA do? — also massive and more than agricultural price supports. Does climate change threaten our ability to feed ourselves? What’s the status of rural people of color and minorities Do we need a national food policy and a national rural policy? (Yes, but be careful what you wish for.)
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