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Deborah Fallows
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Deborah Fallows is a writer, linguist and fellow at New America. She has written extensively on language, education, families and work, China, and travel for The Atlantic, National Geographic, Slate, The New York Times, The LA Times, and The Washington Monthly.
A Public Library Brings Opportunity to the Blind
The Heiskell Library in NYC provides both unique and also ordinary library services to its clientele.
A Regional Approach to Rural Healthcare Challenges
God's Storehouse, a food pantry serving low-income people along this southernmost border where Virginia meets North Carolina.
A Community Within A Community
Restoring Spirit and Pride in Danville
When Libraries Are ‘Second Responders’
Everyone knows about first responders. I've come to think of libraries as playing a crucial role as "second responders."
Can Schools ‘Teach Students to Think’?
A reader's response
How to Teach Students to Think
Students getting a 'first chance' at MSMS
Eastport Postcard
A report on progress in Eastport.
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 of our journey, about 400 miles, before we reached our destination of…
Flying Into the Deep South
We woke up in Demopolis, Alabama, on day two of the final journey of our American Futures series for The Atlantic. We were one day out of Washington D.C. (first installment here)…
Farewell to Washington
Montgomery County traffic, Cirrus Four-Three-Five Sierra Romeo taking Runway One-Four, VFR (visual flight rules) departure to the west, Montgomery. Rolling down Runway 14 for takeoff from Montgomery County Airpark in…
Returning to Ohio
How a small, Midwestern town has changed over the decades—and where it aims to go
A Post-Election Field Report From America’s Refugees and Immigrants
Words and stories from the towns where the newest Americans live
The Treasures of Birmingham
For almost a century, the local library has guarded its city's history.
What It Takes to Settle Refugees
The people of Erie, Pennsylvania, have welcomed immigrants and refugees, and believe that their town is better off for having done so.