Matthew Hildreth

Matthew Hildreth is the Executive Director of RuralOrganizing.org
14 Posts

ICYMI: USA Today Spotlights Rural Discontent with GOP Cuts — And a Path Forward for Democrats

Over the weekend, USA Today published an article by Sarah D. Wire titled, Will Rural America give up on Trump? These small-town activists think...

New Memo: The Federal Budget and Its Effects on Rural Communities

Our friends over at RuralProgress, in partnership with the Food Research and Action Center, Center for American Progress, Agrarian Policy Center, and Long Rows...

Remembering the Rural Legacy of John Lewis’ Good Trouble

Yesterday, July 17, 2025, thousands of people gathered at more than 1,600 rallies across the U.S. to protest attacks on civil rights, voting access, and economic...

Statement from Matt Hildreth, Executive Director of RuralOrganizing.org, on the Senate Passage of the “Rural Destruction Bill”

The following is a statement from Matt Hildreth, Executive Director of RuralOrganizing.org. Let’s be clear: every rural American better come to grips with the fact...

Audio: What can progressives learn from the rural results of the 2023 election?

From yard signs, to abortion, to MAGA Republicans, on this episode of RuralTalk,  Matt Hildreth and Joe Sudbay discuss the 2023 Election results and...