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Populist alliances of 'cowboys and Indians' are protecting rural lands

  • Written by Zoltan Grossman, Professor of Geography and Native Studies, Evergreen State College
Populist alliances of 'cowboys and Indians' are protecting rural landsA diverse coalition is resisting pipelines and other big projects.AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

The sea of red on recent election maps make it look like rural areas are uniformly populated by Republicans. And conventional wisdom suggests that those Americans are largely conservative populists who question many government regulations and do not...

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