The U.S. is still reeling from the wounds caused by the decline of its industrial and manufacturing base. It is a decline that has led to inequality, social division and political polarization, most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The economic forces that built American cities have disappeared. These fundamental economic changes left in their wake two types ...

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New York City construction workers are taking a break. — © Digital Journal The Rust Belt is a sort of institution. The Rust Straitjacket now stretches nationwide ...

The economic forces that built American cities have disappeared. These fundamental economic changes left in their wake two types of places — those that adapted and those that did not. What caused them ...