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Culture

Cultural Ties: Where Americans Meet and Part on Leisure Time

by Ari Pinkus

Health

The Income Gap’s Impact on Life Expectancy

by Shoshanna Levine and Ben Spoer

Politics

Grassroots Blossom Across America, Reshaping Country’s Political Geography

by Lara Putnam and Gabriel Perez-Putnam

Politics

In Pennsylvania’s Exurbs and Urban Suburbs, Political Organizing Has Been Intense Since 2016. What Could It Mean for 2020?

by Lara Putnam

Culture

As Americans Take Vacation, Where Are They Going, and What Are They Doing?

by Ari Pinkus

Economics

How the Ongoing Trade Fights Complicate the Political Map in 2020

by Dante Chinni

Environment

How Recycling Varies by Where You Live

by Megan Jula

Religion

Why Do Some Places Thrive and Others Collapse?

by Ari Pinkus

Food

Where People Receive Food Stamps — and How the Government Shutdown Hurt Them

by Megan Jula

Economics

Amid Economic Uncertainty, Taking Stock of Personal Finance Chasms Across America

by Ari Pinkus

Diversity

Middle Suburb Nonprofit Works to Put Younger Members on Its Board

by Jessie Baginski

Politics

On President Trump’s Approval Rating, the Gap Widens Between Rural Base and Everywhere Else

by Dante Chinni

Politics

Midterm Results Show Erosion in Communities Crucial to Trump, GOP

by Dante Chinni

Politics

The Places to Watch Nov. 6 — And What They’ll Tell Us About 2020

by Dante Chinni

Health

How an Ohio Middle Suburb Is Tackling Its Opioid Epidemic

by Megan Jula
Vol. 2 September 2019

A New Portrait of Rural America

The American Communities Project uses its data and on-the-ground reporting to explore differences and blow up the mythology of rural America.

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