‘Change is in the Air – in Redlands!’
A panel of residents, business owners, and community stakeholders discuss the southern California city then, and now.
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Living Through History: a Reading List
The 1880s, the 1930s, the 1950s—they dramatically reshaped America. The 2020s are likely to do so as well.
Exposing What was Already Present
The pandemic provides an opportunity to focus on justice and equity in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Creating and Reimagining Community through a Crisis
A look at the impact of Covid-19 on the culture sector in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Meet Erie: Part II – Economic Impact
Like many towns and cities, Erie, Pennsylvania long had its identity tied to its industry. The only county of the Keystone State’s 67 located on the Great Lakes watershed –…
Meet Erie: A rust belt region continues to navigate its renaissance through a pandemic
Local filmmakers take to their streets examines the economic, cultural, and social impacts of Covid-19 during the summer of 2020 through this short film series.
How Libraries Are Leading the Way to Digital Equity
This is a report about how that drama is playing out in one sizable American city, and what its lessons indicate for the country as a whole.
What Post-pandemic Repair Could Look Like
An update, following a report last month, on plans to repair the damage now being done.
How a Small Brewery Can Survive COVID-19
A bellwether business category, figuring out how and whether it can survive.
Michael Jones Receives Royal Honors
Awarded the 2020 Patron's Medal for his contribution to the development of geospatial information.
The 3 Weeks That Changed Everything
Imagine if the National Transportation Safety Board investigated America's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Is This the Worst Year in Modern American History?
Comparing 2020 to 1968 offers some disquieting lessons for the present.
Featured by University of Salamanca’s ‘Open Universe’
The University of Salamanca’s ‘Open Universe’ featured Deb Fallows’s recent post on how libraries are responding to serve their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘Open Universe‘ is the Blog of the…
The Post-Pandemic Future of Libraries
"I've never been prouder to be a librarian."
Quoted by The Brookings Institution
In their April 13, 2020 column, The Brookings Institution’s Clara Hendrickson and Mark Muro quote Jim Fallows’s recent post which noted the greater ability of large cities to bounce back from the Coronavirus pandemic’s…
Quoted in The Washington Times
The Washington Times’ Christopher Vondracek quoted Jim Fallows in his April 7, 2020 article on the effects on local journalism of the Coronavirus pandemic. “Right at this moment, they [newspapers]…