Hey y’all, Deanna, here!

As someone who grew up in a rural area (where’re my Southern Tier of New York people at?!), it’s often frustrating to see how people who aren’t from the countryside react to rural politics. We make a lot of assumptions, and I’ve long felt like those assumptions have cost us in electoral votes and solid policy.

But working with Hightower for the last few decades has always given me a ray of hope that we might someday get things right. There’s a lot of incredible organizing work happening in rural areas, and I’ve been grateful to follow along with and learn from the people on the front lines. I decided to put together a little explainer cartoon about how and why rural America ended up the way it has, and to show the promise of the work that’s happening there. And lucky for me, Hightower agreed to do the voiceover!

Enjoy as you head into your Labor Day Weekend.

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