Sep 19, 2017
In this
episode we focus on rural America with two former state directors
for USDA Rural Development: Bill Menner and Bill McGowan. Our conversation begins with a
discussion about the need for homegrown local leadership to act as
a sparkplug, and continues with why some rural communities struggle
while others survive; the importance of broadband connectivity for
rural economic development, and the need for government financial
support for it; the economics and politics of clean energy in rural
communities; and the political divide between rural and urban
America. We wrap up the conversation with predictions about
sustainable development and the future of rural America.
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Recorded September 10, 2017.
Published September 18, 2017.