I highly recommend this Atlantic article. Interesting from top to bottom. I don't know if it is behind a paywall. If it is, please accept my apology and let me know how to do this differently in the future.

This article focuses on a small handful of people who genuinely get the economic pain points of the rural working class and envision a path forward.

Here's a quote:

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Murphy is a repeat provocateur. In July, he tweeted that “there are a lot of social conservatives who believe in populist economic policies, and it would be a good idea to have those people a part of a Democratic/left coalition and accept a bit more intra-movement friction on culture issues as a consequence.”
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/chris-murphy-class-divide-populism-rich-men-north-of-richmond/675142/

#ruralpoor
#theatlantic
#RichMenNorthOfRichmond
#oliveranthony

RT @newsclickin@twitter.com

Destroying MGNREGA could be the final step in creating a vulnerable population that could become modern forms of bonded labourers or, worse, enslaved people in a neoliberal economy.

https://www.newsclick.in/MGNREGA-Rotten-Apple-Does-Govt-Want-it-to-be

#mgnrega #labour #work #employment #ruralpoor #labourunions #jobs

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/newsclickin/status/1613527919560724480

4/4
I doubt many will see this post. And honestly, I don’t have much skin in the game beyond watching in frustration as the US tears itself apart. What do I know, I don’t live in the US anymore. I had a chance to leave and took it. So, Dems and progressives, if you think carrying on as you are is working out, keep ignoring those fly-over states. They probably don’t matter anyway. #americanpolitics #ruralpoor #progressives #politics #usa

3/4
All those red counties you see on voting maps? They live there.

They didn’t leave the Democratic party, the party gave up on them. This is a disastrous mistake. Progressives, you need to get these people back. They need to hear that you care. You want to make people’s lives better? If you’re serious about making progress, you need to reach them. cont. #americanpolitics #ruralpoor #progressives #politics #usa

2/4
Try living in a Midwest trailer park for a while, it fucking sucks. These are the incels, lost in anime and games because they have nothing else to look forward to. These are the angry boomers in a mobility scooters, high on pain killers. They are worked to death and have no health care. These are the “people of Walmart” you laugh at on Reddit. cont. #americanpolitics #ruralpoor #progressives #politics

1/4
#Politics upsets me, a lot. But I need to say something important: rural poor Americans matter. I come from a working poor white family. Democrats and the left have abandoned these people. Unfortunately, these are the people that latched onto Trump. Yes, they are uneducated, the schools are terrible. They are addicted to opiates and meth. cont. #americanpolitics #ruralpoor #progressives

@scott "Fare-free transit just makes sense" Couldn't agree more.

Also, please remember to provide transportation services for poor, rural communities. Poor rural folk are asked to pay taxes for projects they will never benefit from while living in public service deserts.

#RuralPoor #RegressiveTaxation #UniversalServices