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Deb and James Fallows spent several years living, researching, and writing in China. Unlike many visitors, they traveled extensively outside of Beijing and Shanghai, China’s largest political, financial, and cultural hubs. What they learned there inspired them to repeat the experience, this time a bit closer to home.
The result was the bestselling book “Our Towns: A 100,000 Mile Journey Into the Heart of America,” which is now a documentary on HBO. Both the book and film document the complex stories of America’s small towns, the forces that have shaped them, and the people who keep them vibrant and hopeful. This week on