At the airport in Demopolis. Paper mill in the background. (Deborah Fallows)
by Deborah Fallows
An account of our two-day stopover, on our trip west, in Demopolis, Alabama. (Read it here.)
Flying Into the Deep South
Category Archives: Telling the Story
Farewell to Washington
Rolling down Runway 14 for takeoff from Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland (Deborah Fallows)
by Deborah Fallows
“And with that, we were off in our small Cirrus airplane for the last official journey of our American Futures series for The Atlantic, flying away from frigid Washington D.C. and its political turmoil, on a southerly route to California.” (Read it here.)
The Multi-Dimensional Reality of the Nation vs. the Flattened Reality of National Politics
The Multi-Dimensional Reality of the Nation, vs. the Flattened Reality of National Politics
by James Fallows
(Read it here.)
How To Sign Up for Our ‘American Futures’ Newsletter
How To Sign Up for Our ‘American Futures’ Newsletter
by James Fallows
“At the national level, American politics is bitterly polarized, and the mood of the country can seem fearful and downcast. But city by city we’ve seen examples of collaboration, practical-minded compromise, long-term investment in a region’s future, and a coast-to-coast resurgence in manufacturing and other startup activity.” (Read it here.)
Eastport Road Map: Global Meets Local in a Very Small Town
Eastport Road Map: Global Meets Local in a Very Small Town 
by James Fallows
The consequences of a good kind of frustration. (Read it here.)
Eastport on Marketplace
Eastport on Marketplace
by James Fallows
Hearing voices you won’t forget, from a small group of inventive and determined people. (Read it here.)
Eastport, Maine: Population 1,300
Eastport, Maine: Population 1,300
by James Fallows
On a per capita basis, one of the grittiest and most inventive places in America. (Read it here.)
Welcome Marketplace Listeners, to American Futures
Welcome Marketplace Listeners, to American Futures
by James Fallows
Kicking off a new collaborative project. (Read it here.)
If We’re Talking American Orientalism …
If We’re Talking American Orientalism …
by James Fallows
… as I was doing previously here and here, I thought it would be worth going back to re-read Joan Didion’s 1966 Saturday Evening Post article that so offended my home town back when I was in high school and before Joan Didion was JOAN DIDION. (Read it here.)
Readers on ‘American Orientalism’
Readers on ‘American Orientalism’
by James Fallows
Good thing I didn’t mention snowmobiles. (Read it here.)
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