American Futures

What one couple found after a 100,000-mile multiyear trip crisscrossing America's small towns.

A look at how Columbus' economy is faring as part of our 'American Futures' series.

The Fallows have been on a road trip across the country to learn what it's like in small towns.

Pennsylvania's third largest city has been dying for decades. Can it build itself back to life?

A look at how one Mississippi town is bringing factory jobs back from overseas.

The Atlantic's Deb Fallows talks regional differences in how we say hello.

A town in Georgia has a unique problem. Too many skilled high school graduates and not enough jobs.

The cities of Greenville, Greer, and Spartanburg, S.C., traditionally rose and fell with the textile industry.

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.