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In Honor of Charly Jupiter Hamilton
A person who became the soul of his community, explains his vision—in art, and in memorable words.
Covid Pioneer Families
How has the pandemic motivated people to reconsider where they live, and why? Here is a story from South Dakota about how families are changing—and towns as well.
The Justice Paradox in America
Developing a common definition of justice could go a long way towards healing our national rifts. But how do we arrive at a shared definition?
Named to the ‘Best of Inland Empire’ 2021
Nathan Gonzales, Archivist and head of Special Collections at A.K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands, CA, recently named Deborah and James Fallows’s Our Towns book and documentary to his “Editor’s…
Bring in the Refugees
The most encouraging front-page headline I’ve seen in the New York Times in a long time was this, from Labor Day. It was on a story by Miriam Jordan and Jennifer Steinhauer, and…
A New Host for Mountain Stage
The founder of a popular and influential NPR program brings on a new host.
Transforming Industrial Heartland Communities – And Healing Our Fractured Politics
Some communities have made the transition to a new, thriving economy in a changed world. Others are still struggling.
Opinion: Civil dialogue, engagement can renew democracy
Lindsay Lloyd, Christopher Walsh, and William McKenzie featured Deborah and James Fallows in their September 7, 2021 opinion piece in The Atlanta Journal Constitution. They write, “community leaders must identify…
Promoting Civic Engagement, Community Renewal, and Civil Dialogue
In their recent Inside Sources opinion piece, authors by Lindsay Lloyd, Christopher Walsh, and William McKenzie, moderators of the George W. Bush Institute’s Democracy Talks series, discuss the barriers to greater…
Redlanders really want to know: ‘Do you have a citrus tree?’
David Allen reported on the Redlands version of the city “icebreaker question” as reported by Deborah Fallows in Our Towns. It’s “what high school did you go to?” in St.…
Learning to Expect the Unexpected
Anythink Libraries Serve Adams County Through a Spirit of Hospitality and Innovation
What America’s Small Towns Tell Us About Democracy
Ten Across Founder Duke Reiter talks to veteran journalists James and Deborah Fallows, who have recently traveled the country reporting from America’s small towns to explore the nation’s growing fragmentation…
Warrior-Scholar Project Prepares Veterans to Succeed in College
In his recent story on the Williams College Warrior-Scholar Project, Stephen Dravis discusses the contribution made to a recent Humanities Academic Bootcamp by guest speaker James Fallows. Fallows told the…
Polycentric Power in Your Community
What power do communities have at the local level when it comes to the environment?
Bucksport Maine Finds Its Heart & Soul
How can person-to-person democracy be revived? A one-time mill town in coastal Maine is a laboratory for a new approach.