Rust Belt Landscapes and Memory
In which Robert Putnam of Bowling Alone fame romanticizes his hometown of Port Clinton, Ohio.
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Detroit
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Detroit Saved
In trying to figure out what went wrong in the Motor City, we reveal how little we know about cities and what makes them successful.
Pittsburgh Booming
The Steel City offers a better chance for upward mobility than almost any other place in the United States.
Detroit Postmortem
Forget all of the obituaries filled with talk of brain drain and population decline. Magical things are still happening in Detroit.
Fresno’s Detroit Problem
A city can be beautiful and offer plenty of amenities, but if it's too close to known failures, it's going to have a difficult time attracting talent.
End of Creative Class Migration
The best and brightest have more options than ever before. Now, companies need to go where the talent is located.
Middle Class Boom
From Detroit to Chicago to Italy, globalization is driving a transfer of knowledge, enriching people instead of places.
Boston Is Dying
Don't believe a word of the brain drain hysteria. Boston is one of only two talent production industry clusters anywhere in the United States.
How to Revive the Motor City: Build Bikes
Zak Pashak's company is trying to bring the manufacturing tradition to Detroit, but instead of cars, they're making commuter bikes.