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Not all forgotten American cities are struggling

Clip: 3/8/2016 | 10m 22s

It’s called flyover country -- low-profile parts of the U.S. the news media often forgets.

It’s called flyover country -- low-profile parts of the U.S. the news media often forgets. But to husband-and-wife journalists James and Deborah Fallows, these areas are home to ‘cities that work,’ thriving communities that buck this election’s narrative of national pessimism. As part of a collaboration between The Atlantic and the PBS NewsHour, Judy Woodruff joins the couple to learn more.

03/08/2016 | Rating NR

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