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Bryon Tonnis, Karen Tonnis, Laura Mullen, and Colin Mullen, the founders of Bent Paddle Brewing company in Duluth, Minnesota. Their company’s story illustrates the economic patterns that Jeff Alworth is describing.

James Fallows
March 31, 2016

If you’re going to subscribe to only one magazine — well, really you should be subscribing to more! But you could start with The Atlantic, and then move on to include, as…

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From Fresno to Duluth to Allentown, with Montana in Between

James Fallows
March 30, 2016

Here are some generally positive developments from places we’ve visited in our travels. Fresno: This evening Fresno, California, held its big “State of Downtown” event. You can see the details here.…

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Checklists for Success, from Knoxville to Salt Lake City, and Beyond

James Fallows
March 30, 2016

We’re back to followup on my March issue story about local-level civic coherence, even at a time of the worst national-level dysfunction in at least a century. Here goes: 1. Salt…

The Obamas in Havana today. If you keep reading, you’ll see the connection.

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Startups Creating Jobs in the United States, Around the World — and Now in Cuba

James Fallows
March 20, 2016

Let’s get back to some positive news — actually, let’s connect the positive news I’m about to give, to the drear of domestic U.S. political news that consumes us all.…

Musician Phil Aaberg floats on the Marias River.

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Listening to Montana

Deborah Fallows
March 17, 2016

In Chester, Montana, a world away from city life inspires an artist's music.

Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, last year. No, this story is not about the Ohio primaries!

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Shifting Back to Better News: What’s Happening in Ohio

James Fallows
March 15, 2016

A big theme of our March issue cover stories (main story here; “11 signs of success” checklist; “Library Card“) is that one the bleakest aspect of modern America is the one…

Nighttime photo of the Liberty Bridge, over the Reedy River, in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. This was the focus of a long struggle to revive the city’s downtown.

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With the PBS NewsHour, in Greenville, SC

James Fallows
March 9, 2016

Last night the PBS NewsHour ran a 10-minute segment hosted by Judy Woodruff and shot in Greenville, South Carolina, where Deb and I have visited frequently and reported extensively over the past few…

Members of San Bernardino’s “Generation Now" Matthew Greenleaf, Saniyyah Thomas, Jennica Billins, Michael Segura, Jorge Heredia, and Fabian Torres: the young people who think they can save a bankrupt, low-hope city (Deborah Fallows)

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Talking About a Second Gilded Age, With ‘On Point’ Listeners

James Fallows
February 23, 2016

Two updates today: 1) On Point. I spoke today with Tom Ashbrook of WBUR and his On Point audience, about my contention (in the current cover story) that even in this time of wage…

Mark Hatch, CEO of TechShop, showing one of its products (a lamp) to Deb Fallows, at the TechShop San Francisco work space. Sites like these, designed to foster start-up manufacturers, are becoming more widespread.

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‘The Looming Entrepreneurial Boom’: Kauffman Weighs In

James Fallows
February 22, 2016

Brand-new companies play a surprisingly important part in progress toward fuller employment. A new report says that the prospects for start-ups may be improving.

One of the founders of the successful and stylish Loll furniture company, at the the headquarters in Duluth. The company’s story is one I describe in the magazine article and talked about today on CNN.

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Fareed Zakaria GPS, and Another Traveler’s Views

James Fallows
February 21, 2016

This morning I was on Fareed Zakaria’s GPS program on CNN, talking about the project behind my current Atlantic cover story. A YouTube version of the full show is here; a one-minute out-take, in which…

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Documentary: Manufacturing Returns to Columbus, Mississippi

James Fallows
February 8, 2016

A documentary about Columbus, Mississippi produced for the American Futures project.

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Wondering Why We Like Fresno?

James Fallows
October 31, 2015

Some people are smug about the coolness of New York or San Francisco. Those places are nice, but Jim Fallows much prefers "the kick-ass spirit" of Fresno.

Ever wonder how the bison got its hump? Wonder no more. Explanation of this creature, shown at the American Prairie Reserve in Montana, coming up soon. (James Fallows / The Atlantic)

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An Innovative Library in Oregon, and Other Reports From the Road

James Fallows
August 2, 2015

Kicking off reports from the inland Northwest, plus a happy birthday to James Baldwin

"Keeping America Great in Manufacturing," one training project at a time. (Mobile Lab outside main site of Technical Employment Training in San Bernardino, California) (James Fallows)

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Post-Memorial Day Note: Another Kind of Service, San Bernardino

James Fallows
May 26, 2015

"I don't just sit around. I don't sleep much. That's what I do. I do stuff." The story of a man determined to do something for his town.

Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, saved by ... cars? (Wikimedia Commons)

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The Battle for Downtown, From Canada to the Carolinas

James Fallows
May 15, 2015

"It is strange, but true." What one reader says about Raleigh, North Carolina, applies many other places as well.

View toward San Bernardino, along the usually dry bed of the Santa Ana River, from the hills to the north. The mountain in the left-center distance is Mount San Jacinto, 50 miles away en route to Palm Springs. (James Fallows)

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What It’s Like When Your City Goes Broke

James Fallows
May 14, 2015

San Bernardino, California, is poor, and has a high unemployment rate, and is affected by drought, and is in bankruptcy court. But its real problem is something else.