Janesville: An American Story

Janesville: An American Story

Janesville: An American Story, by veteran Washington Post staff writer Amy Goldstein, is a case study of de-industrialization in an American factory town. But Goldstein, unlike many of those who write and opine on this timely subject, is not interested in diagnosing...
As Goes Janesville

As Goes Janesville

For nearly a century, a General Motors assembly plant was the economic hub of Janesville, Wisconsin, employing some 7,000 workers at its peak of operation. During the sport utility vehicle boom of the 1990s, the plant shifted its base production to the large-size,...