What Happens When the Richest U.S. Cities Turn to the World? - The New York Times

What Happens When the Richest U.S. Cities Turn to the World? - The New York Times

"What happens to America’s manufacturing heartland when Silicon Valley turns to China? Where do former mill and mining towns fit in when big cities shift to digital work? How does upstate New York benefit when New York City increases business with Tokyo? The answers have social and political implications at a time when broad swaths of the country feel alienated from and resentful of “elite” cities that appear from a distance to have gone unscathed by the forces hollowing out smaller communities. To the extent that many Americans believe they’re disconnected from the prosperity in these major metros — even as they use the apps and services created there — perhaps they’re right."

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What happens to America's small cities when the big cities don't need them anymore, because they are now playing in a global economy?