It’s much easier to understand something complicated if you’re really paying attention—which is why is why we wanted to cut through the noise of cable news and Twitter trolls to explain some of the more complex political issues ahead of the November 2018 midterm elections, in slightly more appealing packaging than you may be used to.

Enter Emily Ratajkowski, model, actress, and political activist fresh off an arrest at the U.S. Capitol for protesting the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh; Ratajkowski has been an outspoken supporter of progressive causes, and signed on to help us explain one very important concept that voters need to know about when they head to the polls. Single-payer health care: You’ve probably heard about it, but how different is it from our current health-care system? How do we pay for it? What about Medicare for All? We have a feeling that you might remember the answers to these questions a little better when choosing a candidate, and in the voting booth, after having seen this video.

Our theory is: You can’t vote for your candidates if you don’t understand the positions they’re running on. So now you know! See you on November 6.

For more information about single-payer health care:

Physicians for a National Health Program

Harvard University Health PublishingMedicare for All

ThinkProgress.org

Director: Vincent Peone

Fashion Editor: Alexandra Gurvitch

DP: Rory Mulhere

Hair: Shingo Shibata

Makeup: Courtney Perkins

Manicure: Megumi Yamamoto

Producer: Geno Imbriale

1st AC: Emma Hing

Gaffer: Eric Sorenson

Key Grip: Matt Keyser

Set Design: Taylor Horne

Sound: Frank Lopez

Editor: Theo Rosenthal

Story Editor: Bridget Read

Emily Ratajkowski in an Inamorata swimsuit, Alison Lou earrings, Spinelli Kilcollin ring, and Celine sunglasses