Politics Feb 20 Rural and urban political divisions also split the suburbs, poll finds America's suburbs are today's great political battleground, long seen as an independent pivot between the country's liberal cities and conservative small towns and rural expanse. By Nicholas Riccardi, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press
Politics Nov 01 This ex-CIA officer is making her first run for Congress. Can she push out a tea party star? Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, which stretches across parts of the north-central exurbs of Washington, D.C., and down to Richmond, is the type of mixed suburban and rural district that Republicans cannot afford to lose. By Jessica Yarvin
Making Sen$e Oct 26 Achieving the American Dream may depend on where you live Research shows that social mobility and income equality in the U.S. has a lot to do with where people live. By Paul Solman
Politics Nov 03 Watch 4:58 Are the suburbs the next political battleground? America’s suburbs are undergoing a drastic demographic shift -- one that could have big implications on Election Day. Suburban areas that used to be reliably Republican are now steering Democratic. Judy Woodruff learns more from the NewsHour’s Daniel Bush. By PBS NewsHour
Jan 11 Watch 9:43 Poverty rates surge in American suburbs When President Johnson declared a “War on Poverty” fifty years ago, images of the American poor focused on the inner-city and rural poor. What is the state of American poverty today? Megan Thompson reports on the less visible but growing… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Looking for national trends in Va. governor’s race Conservatives face tougher time in elections as urban burbs take on city trends… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch As Goes Jefferson County so Goes Colo.? Candidates Make Appeals, Repeat Visits As Goes Jefferson County so Goes Colo.? Candidates Make Appeals, Repeat Visits… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Virginia politics, explained Stephen Farnsworth explains how Virginia has become a political tossup in 2012. Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Suburb in Wealthy Illinois County Sees Unexpected Rise in Poverty A suburban neighborhood of one of the nation's wealthiest counties has experienced a surprising rise in the number of people living below the poverty line -- a trend that accelerated in suburbs across the country during the recession. Elizabeth Brackett… Continue watching