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Two women walk under a Dollar General sign.
Retail

Dollar General builds a rural delivery edge over Walmart and Amazon—and it’s taking their higher-income shoppers, too

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August 28, 2025
Nicolle Ritchie peels corn facing away from the camera in the midst of a corn field.
Environment

‘Like the corn’s never getting a break. It’s just hot all the time’: How America’s farmers conquered climate change for a ‘monster’ harvest

By Melina Walling, Joshua A. Bickel and The Associated Press
August 25, 2025
Bryan Caplan looks smilingly at the camera
North America

Rural America is in crisis. One of America’s most provocative economists says the fix isn’t manufacturing—it’s something far less obvious

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August 21, 2025
Billionaires need to launch moonshots in the heartland, not just outer space
Commentary

Billionaires need to launch moonshots in the heartland, not just outer space

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March 4, 2025
Freight wagons, loaded with newly manufactured Volkswagen AG and BMW AG automobiles, at a railway yard in Munich, Germany, on Friday, July 28, 2023. Germany exited its winter recession in the second quarter but output only stagnated, with questions about the fundamental health of Europe's largest economy remaining.
Tech

A German Rust Belt? As Chinese EVs like BYD swarm Europe’s key markets, historic examples of deindustrialization pose a warning to the continent’s carmakers

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April 10, 2024
How the Rust Belt Is Shaking Off Its Rust
Commentary

How the Rust Belt Is Shaking Off Its Rust

By Antoine van Agtmael and Fred Bakker
September 19, 2017
The 2016 Democratic National Convention
Leadership

Democrats Must Overhaul Party, Attack Big Business, Sanders Says

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February 26, 2017
HUNTINGTON, IN - APRIL 27: UTEC, a manufacturing conglomerate,
Leadership

Workers at Endangered Indiana Plant Feel Forgotten by Trump

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December 10, 2016
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) talks to journalist after attending the Senate Democrat party leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Leadership

Inside Democrats’ Plan to Beat Donald Trump at His Own Game

By Sam Frizell and TIME
December 10, 2016
Republican National Convention
Leadership

Democrats’ Task: Rebuild the Blue Political Wall in Midwest

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December 4, 2016
US-VOTE-RUSTBELT
Leadership

Trump’s Pennsylvania Supporters Grapple with New Accusations

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October 16, 2016
Inside the Fight for Ohio
Leadership

Inside the Fight for Ohio

By Philip Elliott and TIME
September 24, 2016
Democratic National Convention: Day Four
Leadership

Clinton Gets Down to Campaign Business With Rust Belt Trip

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July 30, 2016
Hillary Clinton Campaigns In Midwest Ahead Of Ohio's Primary
Leadership

Clinton Promises Manufacturing Renaissance in Rust Belt Ohio

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March 13, 2016
Flint Water
Tech

Did Michigan’s Emergency Manager Law Cause the Flint Water Crisis?

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February 18, 2016

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