Minimum wage hikes have varying effects across nationBy Justin HoJanuary 01, 2019Twenty states are raising their minimum wages as we usher in 2019.POSTED IN: low wages poverty rural America ListenreadDownloadDownload
The path left by your online purchasesBy Amy ScottDecember 27, 2018POSTED IN: online shopping Amazon Prime rural America warehouses air pollution ListenreadDownloadDownload
How rural America is turning into a digital desertBy Molly WoodDecember 06, 2018Jez Arnold/FlickrThe geographic digital divide is wider than ever.POSTED IN: digital divide rural broadband rural America workforce ListenreadDownloadDownload
A big auction is the latest in America’s race to 5GBy Kimberly AdamsNovember 26, 2018PAU BARRENA/AFP/Getty ImagesBut are we too late to the party?POSTED IN: Tech fcc 5G auction spectrum broadband Internet connectivity 4G 3g ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why the race to 5G is a bet on a multitrillion dollar economic impactBy Molly Wood and Scott TongOctober 10, 2018JOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty ImagesThe U.S. won the race to 4G. Can it do the same with 5G?POSTED IN: 5G networks Internet broadband mobile ListenreadDownloadDownload
The Federal Reserve is taking on the digital divideBy Molly WoodOctober 08, 2018Michael Smith/Getty ImagesAlmost 40 percent of rural America doesn't have access to broadband internet or reliable mobile service.POSTED IN: digital divide Federal Reserve internet access rural broadband broadband ListenreadDownloadDownload
The housing crisis hits America’s heartlandBy Amy ScottOctober 02, 2018Scott Olson/Getty ImagesPOSTED IN: Economy affordable housing Housing Urban Institute rural America america's heartland Rentals ListenreadDownloadDownload
Hospital closure leaves soon-to-be mothers in rural Missouri without an OB-GYNBy Bram Sable-SmithJuly 16, 2018POSTED IN: health care rural hospitals rural health care missouri ob-gyn ListenreadDownloadDownload
How the energy boom shaped a small town in rural AmericaBy Kai Ryssdal and Bridget BodnarJune 12, 2018MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty ImagesAbout a decade ago, some in this country saw fracking as the solution to decades of economic decline. But others were determined to stop it. POSTED IN: Economy energy fracking rural America gas Oil Pennsylvania ListenreadDownloadDownload
