On the Character of a Community: What Local Narratives Emphasize, and Leave Out
by James Fallows
The role of universities, and our un-loved public efforts. (Read it here.)
Monthly Archives: December 2013
A City’s Turning Points
A City’s Turning Points 
by James Fallows
The steps toward success, or failure, and why our understanding of them matters. (Read it here.)
A School With a Sense of Place
A School With a Sense of Place
by Deborah Fallows
Several of the students described their final projects, which included a welding piece, drama productions, and a magazine, among others. My favorite was a video showing how machines helped society recover from a disaster. “What was the disaster?” we asked. The answer, which reminded us that we were indeed among high schoolers: zombie apocalypse. (Read more of it here.)
From the Tree to the Table: The Journey of a Brave Little Orange
From the Tree to the Table: The Journey of a Brave Little Orange
by James Fallows
The surprising complexity behind even the simplest-seeming aspects of modern life. (Read it here.)
A 4th-Generation Orange Farmer, on Why He Sticks With It
A 4th-Generation Orange Farmer, on Why He Sticks With It 
“I was born in the grove. I was raised in the grove. I developed an intense dislike of farming in the grove.” Yet after 20 years around the world he has come back. (Read it here.)
On the Limits, but Also the Power, of Local Narratives
On the Limits, but Also the Power, of Local Narratives 
by James Fallows
The stories cities tell about themselves, and the difference that makes. (Read it here.)
Inside the Packing House
Inside the Packing House
by James Fallows
Viewing an ordinary fruit with new respect. (Read it here.)
Reports From the Road: Hangar 24 and a Student-Run Farm
Reports From the Road: Hangar 24 and a Student-Run Farm
by James Fallows
The variety of America, chapter 12,825 (Read it here.)
When Rails Make the Difference, From Down East to the Southwest
When Rails Make the Difference, From Down East to the Southwest
by John Tierney
The loss of rail service into a small Maine town has been crippling (Read it here.)
American Futures Heads West
American Futures Heads West
by James Fallows
Back on the road and in the air. (Read it here.)
American Futures 