Recent Stories And Coverage
Along with my work as senior editor of the Changing Gears public media project, I’m a regular contributor to The New York Times and The Atlantic Monthly’s AtlanticCITIES page. Here’s some recent coverage.
The New York Times
My Times Topics page
Even in a Locker Room Apart, An Undeniable Leap of Progress
The most exceptional thing about Brianna Amat, who has become known as the Kicking Queen, is not her twin accomplishments as homecoming queen and place-kicker. It is that she feels accepted as a full member of the high school football team in Pinckney, Mich.
The Kicking Queen
If being named homecoming queen is a lifetime memory for a high school student, so, too, is kicking a winning field goal. For Amat, 18, they happened within an hour of each other.
Buyer Beware, As Damaged Cars From Irene Arrive On Used Car Lots
Damaged cars and trucks from cities and towns affected by the storm are likely to make their way to auto auctions across the country.
Tigers’ Ace is Also A Drawing Card
In the sixth full season of his major league career, Justin Verlander is the Detroit Tigers’ biggest drawing card, providing a reason for fans to climb into their cars and drive hundreds of miles from across the state and other parts of the Midwest to watch him on the mound.
AtlanticCITIES
Gary Indiana Gets The State’s First African-American Female Mayor
Karen Freeman-Wilson was educated at Harvard University, but wants to do something to help her struggling home town. The bar is low; the challenges are high.
At Crosswalks, Should Drivers Have to Be Mind Readers?
Ann Arborites are in a polite uproar over the city’s confusing pedestrian safety ordinance.
For Toyota and Tupelo, A Shared Second Chance
For the past four years, Tupelo, Mississippi has been the Kate Middleton of auto plant towns, waiting for its crown prince: Toyota.
Detroit’s New Bridge is Going Nowhere
Everybody, it seems, wants to build a second bridge to Canada. Everyone, that is, except the owner of the Ambassador Bridge across the Detroit River.
Rahm Emanuel: The Anti-Daley
Like a lot of other people in Chicago, Rahm Emanuel owes his political upbringing to the city’s legendary mayor, Richard M. Daley. But now, he’s separating himself from his predecessor.
Media Coverage
Here is a selection of media coverage of my 2009 book, The Selling of the American Economy.
USA TODAY “Selling of the American Economy” Argues Against Protectionism
The Jackson Free Press Why Foreign Companies Dig Mississippi
NPR.org The Books Page
Mediaite.com Five Quick Questions
Jackson Clarion-Ledger Editorial: Foreign investment helps Mississippi
The Credit Union Times New Book Hails the Record Stake of Foreign Investment
Susan Thur, Open Salon: Foreign investment needn’t be a bad thing
Canadian Business Executive Summary
Broadcast Clips
MLive.com and WJR
Blog post
Audio Clip:
NPR’s All Things Considered
Foreign Companies Remake the American Dream
WNYC’s The Takeaway
‘Cash for Clunkers’ Cashed Out
NYTimes.com
WJR-AM Detroit
The Paul W. Smith Show, Part 1 and Part 2
and another visit with Paul W.
Here and Now, on National Public Radio Stations
Wisconsin Public Radio
The Joy Cardin Show (requires RealPlayer)