Rather than “another” America, Appalachia has always offered a reflection of what’s coming down the road for the rest of the country… (hmmm, a national sacrifice zone now in your community…) A more diverse economy is possible. Before the robber barons arrived, mountains like these produced chestnuts that were sold on the streets of Manhattan and ginseng that was exported to China. Locally tanned leather traveled to South America and Europe. To begin a new chapter of economic development will require land reform and investment in local people and in local democracy — but it’s possible.
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:11:59 +0000