Jess Piper is the Executive Director of Blue Missouri and the host of the Dirt Road Democrats podcast. We discuss the reality of living in rural Missouri, the state of education, and the dearth of Democratic candidates across the state.
Rural candidates have little to no support from the state party, but Republicans enjoy the support of local churches. One-third of Missouri is rural, but there is not a single elected Democrat representing these areas. Uncontested races are bad for democracy and without Democrats in the race, there is no contest of ideas. In Missouri, for example, multiple school districts only have four days of school, but there have not been elected Democrats who are willing to push back and properly fund these public schools.
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Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guests: Jess Piper
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis
Elect Women: Laphonza Butler
Defend Public Education: Jennifer Berkshire & Jack Schneider
Winning Legislative Majorities: Daniel Squadron
Housing Justice: Leah Goodridge
Solving Homelessness: Gregg Colburn
Create Responsive Government: Octavia Abell
Unions Represent the Voiceless: Ruth Milkman
Overcoming Neoliberalism: Jared Yates Sexton
Invest in Young Voters: Victor Shi
We Have the Majority: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali
Winning the Civil War: Steve Phillips
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Reform the Courts!: Chris Kang
Include the Independent Voter: Jackie Salit & Thom Reilly
Ballot Initiatives For Direct Democracy: Chris Melody Fields Figueredo
Organizing Powers Democracy: Cecile Richards
The Appeal of Libertarianism: Andrew Koppelman
The Truth About Disability Rights: Rebecca Cokley
Police and Public Safety: Thaddeus Johnson
Indictment Is Accountability: Allison Gill
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