Welcome to American Futures 3.0
by James Fallows
A new season of reports on a renewing America (Read it here.)
Category Archives: Economic Life
Talking With Dan Richard about High-Speed Rail
Talking With Dan Richard about High-Speed Rail
by James Fallows
The chairman of California’s costly and controversial infrastructure project explains why (in his view) it actually will get built—and whether its champion, 77-year-old Governor Jerry Brown, is likely to be able to take a ride.
(Read it here.)
California High-Speed Rail: The Collector’s Edition
California HIgh-Speed Rail: The Collector’s Edition
by James Fallows
An index to the arguments pro and con about the most ambitious infrastructure project in the United States (Read it here.)
California High-Speed Rail: A Minor End, an Important Beginning
California High-Speed Rail: A Minor End, an Important Beginning
by James Fallows
Who should get the benefit of the doubt when we consider the unknowable future?
(Read it here.)
How to Create a Tech Startup Scene If You’re Not in Silicon Valley
How to Create a Tech Startup Scene If You’re Not in Silicon Valley
by John Tierney
Pittsburgh’s success provides important and surprising clues. (Read it here.)
A Rural High School with a 21st Century Outlook
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/12/a-rural-high-school-with-a-21st-century-outlook/383963/
by Deborah Fallows
A California school prepares its students for success. (Read it here.)
That Winning Bid for California’s High-Speed Rail: Is It Suspiciously Low?
That Winning Bid for California’s High-Speed Rail: Is It Suspiciously Low?
by James Fallows
“No one should have the illusion that this phase is going to be completed for $1.2 billion. This is a political number.” So says a critic of the surprisingly low successful bid. The rail system’s chairman begs to differ.
(Read it here.)
California High-Speed Rail: It’s Happening
California High-Speed Rail: It’s Happening
by James Fallows
Three weeks from now, a groundbreaking ceremony on the most important infrastructure project now underway in the United States
(Read it here.)
How the Arts Drive Pittsburgh’s Revitalization
How the Arts Drive Pittsburgh’s Revitalization 
by John Tierney
The role of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, founded by a wealthy band of visionaries 30 years ago, is central—but hard to replicate. (Read it here.)
The Past Is Never Past: Slave Labor in the West Virginia Salt Works
The Past Is Never Past: Slave Labor in the West Virginia Salt Works
by James Fallows
“It is not fair to the men who were forced to work in this industry to celebrate the salt without celebrating them as well.” (Read it here.)
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