# The View from Rural Missouri by Jess Piper

> My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyond from a rural progressive point of view.

- **Platform:** substack
- **Category:** Politics
- **Subscribers:** 94K
- **Paid subscribers:** 6K
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-14
- **URL:** https://jesspiper.substack.com
- **Profile:** https://newsletterinsights.io/newsletter/jesspiper

## Recent Posts

- [Childcare Deserts Are Policy Decisions](https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/childcare-deserts-are-dangerous)
- [The Carpenter's Daughter](https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/the-carpenters-daughter)
- [MAGA Bootlicking and Flip-Flopping](https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/maga-bootlicking-and-flip-flopping)
- [The Great Gatsby and the GOP](https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/the-great-gatsby-and-the-gop)
- [Democrats: Stay Home](https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/democrats-stay-home)
- [Kristi Noem Should Not Be Allowed to Own Pets...or Guns](https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/kristi-noem-should-not-be-allowed)
- [Missourians Will Likely Overturn the State's Abortion Ban in November](https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/missouri-will-likely-be-the-first)
- [Why Don't They Pay Attention?](https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/why-dont-they-pay-attention)
- [Rural America is Untapped Political Potential ](https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/rural-america-is-untapped-political)
- [Southern Baptist Body Shaming](https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/southern-baptist-body-shaming)