Two Worlds, One Country

Farah Stockman is an award-winning journalist, a member of the Editorial Board of the New York Times, and author of American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears.  In this segment, Farah talks about the people she came to know and what she learned from them as she explored the closure of an Indiana ball bearing factory due to off-shoring, and how that impacted the hundreds of workers left behind. This originally aired on WEHC 90.7 on May 4, 2023.

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In this two-part segment, former Maine State Senator Chloe Maxmin and her campaign manager and colleague, Canyon Woodward, discuss how Chloe was able to win two elections in rural districts of Maine, and how that experience laid the foundation for their new organization Dirt Road Organizing. The first segment focuses on their respective backgrounds in rural community organizing and how that led Chloe to run for office. The second segment considers their book, Dirt Road Revival, as well as details on the training and support offered by Dirt Road Organizing.

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In this two-part segment, former Maine State Senator Chloe Maxmin and her campaign manager and colleague, Canyon Woodward, discuss how Chloe was able to win two elections in rural districts of Maine, and how that experience laid the foundation for their new organization Dirt Road Organizing. The first segment focuses on their respective backgrounds in rural community organizing and how that led Chloe to run for office. The second segment considers their book, Dirt Road Revival, as well as details on the training and support offered by Dirt Road Organizing.

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Best selling author, Beth Macy, joins Two Worlds to discuss how being raised in poverty in a small Ohio town helped steer her into a journalism and writing career dedicated to lifting up the stories of folks who are struggling, whether due to offshoring of their jobs, the opioid epidemic or other issues

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Josh Ewing, director of the Rural Climate Initiative, joins Anthony for a discussion of how RCI approaches climate issues and problems in a way that builds support from farmers and rural people, rather than putting them on the defensive.

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Paul Kendrick is a professor, author, and the Executive Director of Rust Belt Rising, an organization that trains Democrats to connect with rural and working class voters in the Midwest. He explains what Rust Belt Rising does and how he sees the Democratic party moving forward to support working-class people.

[2:01] Background in organizing for education

[6:10] So what does Rust Belt Rising do?

[11:30] Can the Democratic Party be the party of working people?

[22:49] How stories help win elections

rustbeltrising.com

paulkendrick.com

@PaulKendrick84

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Cynthia Wallace is a former congressional candidate and the founder of New Rural Project, which encourages rural citizens of North Carolina to become politically active. She discusses her background in community politics, campaigning for Congress, and engaging rural Black and Latino voters at the New Rural Project.

[2:30] Growing up in rural Georgia

[6:25] Campaigning for Congress in North Carolina

[15:05] Starting the New Rural Project

[20:18] How to engage rural Black and Latino votes

@CynthiaLWallace

@newruralproject

newruralproject.org

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Anthony takes on a recent NY Times piece by Paul Krugman, entitled “Can Anything Be Done to Assuage Rural Rage?,” and similar work by liberal pundits. He discusses whether rural people are underrepresented in politics, if government assistance is unfairly concentrated in rural areas, and whether or not rural people are respected by urban elites.

[3:20] Krugman’s basic argument

[4:24] No, rural people’s real needs are not addressed by politicians

[12:08] More government money does, in fact, go to cities

[16:04] Urban and elite disdain for rural areas definitely exists

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/opinion/rural-voters-economy.html - the article

ruralurbanbridge.org

George Goehl is a community organizer and the founder of People’s Action. Anthony and George pick up their conversation from part 1 with a deep dive into deep canvassing.

[2:15] Deep canvassing on immigration

[8:28] Do deep canvassing results stick?

[17:25] Breaking down the rural-urban divide with conversations

[24:10] George’s community organizing road trip across America

georgegoehl.org

peoplesaction.org

@georgegoehl

Fundamentals of Organizing—George’s podcast

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George Goehl is a community organizer and the founder of People’s Action, a national progressive advocacy organization. He talks getting clean and organizing at his soup kitchen, founding People’s Action, and how rural organizing differs from urban organizing.

[7:16] From the ground up: getting clean and the soup kitchen

[11:39] So what does People’s Action do?

[19:14] Strategies for urban vs. rural organizing

georgegoehl.org

peoplesaction.org

@georgegoehl

Fundamentals of Organizing—George’s podcast

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