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The Rural Lie: How Trump 2.0 Turned America’s Heartland into a Sacrifice Zone

They don’t want rural America to die. They want it to kneel.

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Marie Riverton
May 06, 2025
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This guest column originally appeard in The Coffman Chronicle, an indispensable source of independent media, where Marie Riverton is Editor. Subscribe to The Coffman Chronicle, you’ll be smarter for it. And subscribe to Marie’s Substack.

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