#Rural

Poison Ivy

ijeb24

My parents in EKY have been without power for two days. As of last night, they were told their part of the county could be without it for a week.

Suvy Bo

suvyboy

I am increasingly coming to the conclusion that this pandemic could cause a collapse of the underlying structure of the American healthcare system.I don't think we're gonna run out of

Moira Shams🌺

_Shams11

With Covid-19 wave, the longstanding failures of India's under-supported healthcare system have been thrust into the spotlight.India's public healthcare spending has consistently hovered around 1% of the GDP. Even the

Pinboard

Pinboard

Before we move on to Round 3 of the State Slate, I have a special fundraising request—the State Slate supplemental! Basically, the Iowa polls are extremely close, and there are

Keith Boykin

keithboykin

A Black friend from New York City just called me this afternoon as he was driving through southern Illinois on his way to Oklahoma. He was nervous because a white

Nate Cohn

Nate_Cohn

There was some conflicting info among white northerners at that point: MN/ME/NH were fine for Biden, WI was close, and rural OH/IA were worse than 2016. IDK how I would

The Mayor of Online

NotAFurby

So, this isnt MY story, but it is one that my aunt was known to tell. This would have been about 1986, because I am about 4 years older than

Lafayette Lee

OrangePartisan

1. Yesterday I received an unexpected phone call from an old Army buddy. He was really nervous at first and kept apologizing for reaching out. We covered old ground- reminiscing

Chris Arnade 🐢

Chris_arnade

Pandemic has exposed our inequality in a very ugly & impossible to ignore way While some work from 2nd homes, or live off savings, others are out of work &

was that a nerve?

primediscussion

The craziest thing about Think and Grow Rich is the author being a career con artist who abandoned his family and died broke. An entire genre of literature and industry

Boop sober era🐱‼️✨

battleboop

I want to start by saying Americans do take things from other cultures and use them in problematic/offensive ways and it is as issue that should be addressed. I think

Dr. Lishenga Makamu

LishengaMakamu

NHIF ISSUESMorning friends. As at this morning thousands probably millions of Kenyans do not have access to healthcare via the NHIF national scheme.Earlier this year, nhif required beneficiaries to select

Caelliox

Caelliox1

Socialist and Communist Society: [A Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Thread]This thread will answer the following;1. What are the relationships and differences between a socialist and a communist society?2. What conditions must be created

Tiff Roberts

shedefendsit

When the cops killed 7 y/o Aiyana Jones in Detroit during a no knock raid, they arrested her aunt saying she grabbed their gun. The aunt said she was grabbing

Anthony Sorace

anths

This is amusing, but also: this is still almost faster than my rural internet. Let’s see:I’m on Netflix’s 2-at-a-time plan; they go up to 3, but let’s start here. I’m

Jessy Irwin ✨

jessysaurusrex

Around an hour away (or less) from the Silicon Valley, there are many communities with limited to no broadband access and a dire lack of affordable, reliable internet connection at