Two Christmases
Two ChristmasesI was fortunate to grow up in rural America with a mountain culture that got to experience two Christmases.The NeighborlyJohn William Peace II
John W Peace II
Coal Country Thanksgiving
Coal Country ThanksgivingA Thanksgiving table in the Appalachian mountains did not try to impress anyone. It was there to feed any neighbor who walked in hungry.Barn RaiserJohn Peace
Rural America Knows How Greenland Feels. We Just Don’t Have Its Universal Health Care.
Like Greenland, rural America has a history of decisions being made by people who do not live with the consequences
Democrats, There’s a Way Out of The Political Mess We’re In
I remember Jesse Jackson in a camo jacket marching with the United Mine Workers of America during the Pittston Coal strike in 1989, fighting for our jobs. Back then, Democrats didn’t just talk about working people—they showed up. That felt like our party.
What Democrats Keep Missing About Rural Patriotism
What Democrats Keep Missing About Rural Patriotism