Liberals usually fail to connect and inspire people of the rural mid-west. And we lose elections. But if we’re true to tradition, we should take the lead in solving rural alienation.  Our guest today Jessica Corbett explains a new report from the Progressive Democrats of America and the Rural Urban Bridge Initiative. Instead of the usual top down, this new idea is bottom up, involving local people, funding rural schools, and job-creating projects. This can work. And help save democracy.