One in every twenty-five persons in America is a racial/ethnic minority who lives in a rural
area. Our objective was to summarize how racism and, subsequently, the social …

Despite considerable social scientific attention to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on
urbanized areas, very little research has examined its impact on rural populations. Yet rural …

Aligning with the NREA's" college and career readiness" research priority, this article
presents a systematic literature review of 134 publications regarding the state of rural …

This article highlights the rise and geographic spread of depopulation in rural America over
the past century.“Depopulation” refers to chronic population losses that prevent counties …

Over the last two decades, opioid-related mortality rates have increased dramatically to
become a serious public health concern in the United States. Opioid-related mortality has …

This important piece of investigative reportage studies the roots of right-wing extremism in
American culture and history to understand its modern-day resurgence in the Trump era Just …

Highlights•Trump's rural advantage contributed to his Presidential election victory, but it was
not sufficient to swing the election.•Trump's average over-performance was higher in more …

Much of the literature on racial and ethnic educational inequality focuses on the contrast
between black and Hispanic students in urban areas and white suburban students. This …

Abstract The late 2000s Great Recession brought rising neighborhood poverty in the midst
of affluence, and the reemergence of a racial and ethnic “underclass” living in inner-city …

In the blizzard of attention around the virtues of local food production, food writers and
activists place environmental protection, animal welfare, and saving small farms at the …