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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017

Outside coastal cities an ‘other America’ has different values and challenges

Author:     Chris Arnade
Source:     The Guardian (U.K.)
Publication Date:     Tuesday 21 February 2017 13.18 EST
 Link: Outside coastal cities an ‘other America’ has different values and challenges
Stephan:   In the United States over 80% of the population live in urban areas.  The remainder live in dying towns, and impoverished rural areas. The social outcome data gives us the real picture: a country hollowed out by inequality, lack of infrastructure maintenance, the failure of the U.S. to remain a leader of technological industry, environmental crises, and the commitment to remain locked in the carbon era as a matter of government policy. The first step we must take to fix this is to tell ourselves the truth about ourselves.  

Anthony Rice on the election: ‘We didn’t have a dog in this fight’.
Credit: Chris Arnade

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — Anthony Rice’s house in Youngstown, Ohio is a mile away from a river valley once filled with factories offering jobs. Many of those left in the 1980s, and with them, many residents.

His home is one of the few occupied on the street. Empty lots or boarded-up homes make up most of the block. He points to those remaining, listing his neighbors and their age. They are all over 70. “This neighborhood is okie-dokie, although not much goes down here”, he says. “Stores used to be all around here, but they mostly gone. The people left are either too old to move or waiting for someone to buy them out.”

The road itself is a patchwork of potholes. “This street hasn’t been paved in like forever. They just don’t care about us. But we used to that.”

Youngstown is the largest city in Mahoning County, Ohio, where

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1 Comment

  1. Mark R on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 6:24 am

    This article illustrates heartbreakingly why a new model must emerge because the top down pyramid scheme failed. Or you could say it is a stunning success for the financial elite and their puppet servants. Ubuntu contributionism is whole different way of life coming to America right now and to many other countries around the globe. The solution comes from the people not the powers that should NOT be. Ubuntu USA One Small Town.