Recall, for example, the Equality of Opportunity Project's findings that the largest long-term declines in upward mobility had occurred in the middle classes in the
Rust Belt states--precisely where the Blue Wall collapsed.
Opportunity scorecards measure the American dream
Homeowners stuggling to pay off mortgages bigger than their house's value were concentrated in
Rust Belt cities, central Florida and Las Vegas.
Homeowners Feel Lighter Debt Load: ATTOM
Rising to the task of chronicling this epochal transformation is the University of Chicago public policy lecturer Chad Broughton, with his new book, Boom, Bust, Exodus: The
Rust Belt, the Maquilas, and a Tale of Two Cities.
The future of work: the American Midwest and the Mexican border are the twin faces of economic globalization--and the upheavals they have endured are the new normal
* Haymaker--a rich orange that seems dirty, but upon a second glance, sparkles much like the charm of a rusty factory in one of America's
Rust Belt cities.
"Under the radar" showcases BASF's automotive color trends
On Saturday Avakov hit out at what he called a "display of aggression by Russia" as heavily armed separatist militants launched a series of attacks on police headquarters across the eastern
rust belt.
Ukraine launches 'anti terrorist' operation in Slavyansk
The Road Through the
Rust Belt: From Preeminence to Decline to Prosperity
The Road Through the Rust Belt: From Preeminence to Decline to Prosperity
Lots of bad stuff happens to honest, hard-working
Rust Belt folk in "Little Accidents;' a sensitive and well-meaning but rather ordinary melodrama that wouldn't have seemed out of place as a network movie-of-the-week circa 1985.
Little Accidents
It's inspired by life in Braddock, a '
Rust Belt' town where the real life mayor's tattoos include the names of local murder victims.
Bale burns bright in battle for revenge
Set in a depressed town in the Pennsylvania
Rust Belt, it's the story of two siblings, Russell Baze (Christian Bale) and his kid brother Rodney (Casey Affleck).
'Furnace' is bloody and joyless
Brad's local market knowledge, experience and passion for providing great customer service will be a key for driving our growth in the
Rust Belt.'
-BMO Harris expands Dealership Finance team
In this Apocalypse 2013 issue, reason highlights several disturbing trends at home and abroad: the government using your cellphone to track you without a warrant, municipalities going bankrupt, the deindustrialization of
Rust Belt cities like Detroit, the marriage of church and state in Russia, and more.
Apocalypse 2013: reasons to despair in the coming year
A lot of the business is worldwide, but much of it is emanating from
Rust Belt companies that hadn't bought parts or equipment in years but now suddenly want to improve their productivity because with natural gas as a cheap feedstock, they feel they can be truly competitive.
Editor's notebook
in more than a decade, and the first ever in the nation's union-heavy
Rust Belt. The law bans contracts that require employees to pay union dues.
Right-to-work war
The
Rust Belt tier includes Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Obama leading in America's swing states
Its downfall has already hit its
Rust Belt hometown of Rochester, New York, with employment there falling to about 7,000 from more than 60,000 in Kodak's halcyon days.
END OF AN ERA: Kodak files for bankruptcy, secures $950 mln lifeline