Great panel discussion today joined by strong leaders at UChicago Institute of Politics (IOP)' #BridgingtheDivide conference!

Very, very important conversation happening in Chicago UChicago Institute of Politics (IOP) about Bridging the Rural/Urban divide.

Kudos to Zeenat for her leadership.

Inspired stuff from Tim Alberta Eboo Patel Russell Moore David Axelrod Jeff Zeleny The Daily Yonder Tony Pipa Matthew Yglesias today

'And it would give agency back to the 1 in 5 Americans who call rural areas home, not through a lengthy list of policy correctives but through a politics of empathy and shared authorship and civic engagement.'

Hear, hear. And no, it shouldn't be so hard.
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Thx again to Elizabeth Currid-Halkett USC Price School & Brent Orrell for our wide-ranging discussion about 'The Overlooked Americans,' how rural Americans view their communities & lives, & how policy can support their aspirations. Watch it here! Brookings Global brookings.edu/events/on-the-…

And jeepers, here is Nick Jacobs again in POLITICO w/a fuller version of his analysis. It's great to have this pushback on this narrative, which is based in shoddy analysis.

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Join Brent Orrell & me #OnTheFrontPorch Thurs 10 AM to discuss 'The Overlooked Americans' w author Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, who finds rural America is doing better than supposed & shares many policy priorities w other parts of the country. Brookings Global brookings.edu/events/on-the-…

Thx for the oppty to discuss how place-based economic policies could be a key to rural renewal in the US in this new American Enterprise Institute paper Brent Orrell Stan Veuger A.J. Rodriguez

“We all share in the challenge. Hurricanes don’t swerve because you live in a red district or a blue one.' Ali Zaidi

Good piece by Caroline M Fox on why 2024 could be a big year for the #SDGs in the US. Action needed by all sides. United Nations Foundation
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On April 4, as part of our #OnTheFrontPorch event series, Tony Pipa and Brent Orrell will sit down with Elizabeth Currid-Halkett to discuss rural America and her new book, “The Overlooked Americans.” Register here: brookings.edu/events/on-the-…

.Tony Pipa says community identity is tied to heritage, and you have to acknowledge and reinforce that history. He has learned through hosting his podcast, you can’t take a place to its future without acknowledging its past. #RuralSummit2024 The Brookings Institution

.Tony Pipa says, 'There are positive changes happening in small towns and rural places all across the country, even in the places that are experiencing some struggles.' He says the narrative nationally can look different. The Brookings Institution #RuralSummit2024

In which I recommend stories and essays by Grace Olmstead, Nina Elkadi, Emma Green, Phil Klay, and several Twitterless authors (including one author who doesn't even own a computer.)

.@jeff_Bilbros Pittsburgh Post-Gazette op-ed on the unknown hazards of a new landfill being sited in his township is a real-life example of the hazards to a community of having no local news - & how it can turn into a hazard for others too (radioactive streams?) post-gazette.com/opinion/insigh…

In which I recommend essays by Peter Mommsen, Helen Rouner, Keri D. Ingraham, Tony Pipa, Brent Orrell, Nathan J Robinson, Philip Bunn, Chris Smaje, Dino Grandoni, Jamie Boulding, and others.

So enjoyed this conversation with Tomi Hiers-Johnson Annie E. Casey Foundation, facilitated by NationSwell, to highlight funding strategies & practices for maximizing place-based impact
#PlaceMatters #RuralMatters
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