Today a Bankrupt City Votes on Its Next Steps
by James Fallows
“We’ve gotten used to gridlock and stalemate at the national level. This is what it looks like for a city.” What civic dysfunction has in common with excessive CEO pay, and why it matters. (Read it here.)
Category Archives: Politics and Governance
What It’s Like When Your City Goes Broke
What It’s Like When Your City Goes Broke
by James Fallows
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. (Read it here.)
In Which I Am Recruited To Switch Political Teams
In Which I Am Recruited To Switch Political Teams
by James Fallows
“What you are discovering on your road trip is the genius of conservatism.” (Read it here.)
Water, Water Everywhere: Lehigh Valley Edition
Water, Water Everywhere: Lehigh Valley Edition
by James Fallows
Allentown deals with fiscal problems from its past with a bet about water supplies for its future (Read it here.)
The City That Turned Its Water Into Cash
The City That Turned Its Water Into Cash
by John Tierney
“We’ve got unfunded obligations in the hundreds of millions. What can we leverage?” (Read it here.)
Notes from the Road: Drought, Politics
Notes from the Road: Drought, Politics
by James Fallows
Most people who talk and write about national politics assume that the country as a whole is as interested in the spectator-sports aspects of this drama — plus its anthropology, and its science, and its psychology, and its hero-myth overtones — as journalists and bloggers are. In fact, people are mainly interested in their own lives. This is true around the world, and throughout time, but it is easy to forget. (Read it here.)
American Futures 