Will rebuilding small towns save America from authoritarianism?

Will authoritarianism be defeated if we empower rural places with new economic policies?

Chris Hedges
ILLUMINATION
Published in
5 min readMar 25

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A view of a small town from the top of a hill.
Photo by Kevin Ku on Unsplash

My great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers came from farms in the countryside. I was lucky to be able to visit them when I was younger. Those visits gave me an appreciation for small-town life.

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Chris Hedges
ILLUMINATION

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