Rural Communities and Right-Wing Extremism




The Progressive Happy Hour show

Summary: Extreme segments of the Right are exploiting a void left by the absence of progressive investment in many rural communities, according to a new report out from Down Home North Carolina and People’s Action. In the March 30 episode of “The Progressive Happy Hour,” co-hosts Christin “Cici” Battle and Drew Courtney sat down with Jessica Juarez-Scruggs, deputy policy director of People’s Action, to talk about organizing in rural areas.