The people, organizations, and ideas reshaping the country. A journey piloted by James Fallows with Deborah Fallows.
Eastport, ME
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The End of the Journey
Arriving in Tucson, we felt the inklings of coming full circle with our American Futures project. Only one more leg…
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A Big Step for Little Eastport
Since our first visit in the fall of 2013, Deb and I have reported frequently on the grit, vision, resilience…
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All Progress Is Local: New Year’s Notes From Around the Country
This is the first of three posts on this New Year’s Day, building toward a change in (my part of…
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Update on the Eastport Saga
The Boston Globe had a story over the weekend about the never-say-die small city of Eastport, Maine. As we’ve been…
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Boston Public Library Tichnor Brothers collection The Ebbs and Flows of Coastal Maine
Quoddy Village was built ahead of its time.
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Cattle Drives in Down East Maine
Last night my wife Deb put up a report called “Little Town, Big Art.” It’s about how a…
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Allison Osberg / Courtesy of Tides Institute and ... Little Town, Big Art
“The arts” might seem a frill or nicety. In Eastport, Maine, they’ve been at the center of economic and civic plans and have helped the little city “punch above its weight.”
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James Fallows The World Comes to a Tiny Town: Eastport's Lesson in Globalization
Even the most remote-seeming corners of America can find themselves in the middle of quick-moving global trends.
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Eastport Update: Electric Power From the Sea
Early in 2014, I wrote a magazine article about the 1,300 residents of Eastport, Maine, with the title “…
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Dicky Murphy Why an F-16 Hit a Cessna, and Some More-Upbeat Updates
Sobering news from the NTSB, but encouraging news from Maine to California
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Deborah Fallows A Field Trip to America's Public Libraries
How they serve the needs of their communities
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Photo James Fallows East, West, and Points in Between
Where the Pacific Ocean is east of the Atlantic
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Esri map There's a Reason They Call It 'Eastport'
East is east, and west is west, and the twain can meet -- sort of.
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James Fallows On the Limits, but Also the Power, of Local Narratives
The stories cities tell about themselves, and the difference that makes.
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When Rails Make the Difference, From Down East to the Southwest
The loss of rail service into a small Maine town has been crippling. By John Tierney
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Wikimedia Commons Building a Museum: Report From Down East
A Maine couple defies the odds -- and helps to build community in the process.
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Screenshot 'Tis the L.L.Bean Season for Pinball Wizards and Wicked Good Wieners
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Career-Oriented Education vs. the Liberal Arts
Readers weigh in with compelling opinions on Maine Maritime Academy, liberal-arts colleges, and big questions.
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Do You Speak Eastport?
A town teaches itself to talk positive.
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John Tierney Who Are You Calling a Vocational School? In Defense of Maine Maritime
