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Power and Peril at the Great Lakes
Lessons from one 1971 near-disaster for the future of nuclear power in the region.
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The Enduring Legacy of Decatur’s Carnegie Library
An ode to a community institution.
Development in Black and White
An interview with Jason Hackworth, author of "Manufacturing Decline: How Racism and the Conservative Movement Crush the American Rust Belt."
Black Lives and a River Road
Tracing water, memory and change through Black experiences along and near Route 65.
The Legend of Big Ole
How one monument came to be at the center of Minnesota’s imagined white past.
Can Elk Heal Coal Country?
West Virginians hope elk restoration can help post-mining ecology and local economies recover.
Witness to History
Juanita Mitchell, now 107 years old, saw the 1919 Chicago Race Riots firsthand.
Did Art Walks Cause Trumpism?
(Or, let's stop with the economic anxiety.)
At the Lake County Fair
The fair connects communities that often seem worlds apart socially and politically, but are intimately linked by economics and geography.
Trick or Treat
Celebrating the season in one Chicago "Halloween neighborhood."
“On Strike for Better Schools”
Photos from the Chicago Teachers Union strike.
The Moral Power of Rust Belt Labor
As recent strikes by unions across the region demonstrate, collective action remains as vital as ever.
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From the Archives
Rightsizing Thanksgiving in the Rust Belt
As the jobs have vanished, as education and employment have lured our young people out-of-state and overseas, our holidays have been transformed as well.
News
Call for Submissions: Indianapolis Anthology
Announcing an anthology of stories from Indianapolis, Indiana, to be published by Belt Publishing.
Call for Submissions: Dayton Anthology
Announcing an anthology of stories from Dayton, Ohio, to be published by Belt Publishing.
Call for Submissions: INseparable
In search of features, essays, and poems that engage with the relationships between rural, urban, and suburban places in Indiana.
