The Cocklebur
Bryce OatesReporting and analysis on rural politics, policy, people, and places.
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Trump's USDA is Engaging in Partisan Politics. That is a Threat to us All, and Could/Should Be Illegal.
That’s the banner atop the USDA website. Really. Really really.
This is the agency that manages $100 billion a year to prevent hunger and malnutrition all over the country.
This is the agency that manages tens of billions of dollars per...
What Drives the Rural Economy #2? Here's Where Manufacturing is a Major Player.
Factories and manufacturing jobs are important to the local economies of many rural communities. In fact, many local and regional economic developers dream of luring manufacturing plants to their counties through tax abatements, incentives,...
What Drives the Rural Economy? Here are the U.S. Counties Where Farming is the Anchor.
Farming and agriculture play in important role in many rural communities throughout the country. From cotton and rice in the Mississippi Delta to the orchards of California’s Central Valley, from Idaho’s industrial dairy belt to the cattle...
Congress is Back. And They've Got a Lot to Do Before the End of the Month.
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate return to Washington, D.C. today (September 2, 2025) with just a month to pass or extend the fiscal year 2026 budget. Without Congressional action, parts of the federal government will shut down...
Happy Labor Day! And Some Random Thoughts About Organized Labor and Trump's War on Labor.
Fellow Workers,
I grew up a hardscrabble kid in a hardscrabble family in a hardscrabble town, working class through and through. It was small town America in the 1980s. My people were butchers and gas station workers and farmers and const...
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