American futures

The Fallows visited over 50 cities in three years to learn about community in America

Some lessons we've learned on our American Futures series.

The city of Redlands, Calif., boomed with the orange business. And even though many of the groves are gone, some hope oranges will still play a big role in the city's future.

We’re continuing our American Futures series with The Atlantic’s James Fallows and the software company ESRI this week. Kai and James have been traveling across the U.S. looking at how small towns are living and working in a new economy. They’ve flown into the easternmost city in the U.S. — Eastport, Maine and traveled to Sioux Falls, S.D., where they visited a few businesses in […]

In the town of Eastport, Maine, a gamble on natural resources could revive a flailing economy.

For our American Futures series, Kai & co. head to the easternmost city in the U.S.