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Culture

Cultural Ties: Where Americans Meet and Part on Leisure Time

by Ari Pinkus

Culture

How We’re Reimagining the Transportation System in Metro Denver

by Doug Tisdale

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

Health

Texans Fighting the Proliferation of E-Cigarettes Among Youth

by W. Stephen Love

Health

On Child Well-Being, Colorado Moving Beyond Family Bubble to Village Model

by Hanna Nichols and Patty Boyd

Culture

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

by Ari Pinkus

Economics

Housing Costs Eat Up Family Budgets — But So Does Vast Inequality

by Shoshanna Levine

Environment

How Recycling Varies by Where You Live

by Megan Jula

Politics

The Growing Urban Suburbs Changing the Culture and Votes of the South

by Dante Chinni

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

Politics

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

by Dante Chinni
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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