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From the Deep South to the West Coast, these entrepreneurs are making sure jobs and dollars grow鈥攁nd stay鈥攊n places hardest hit by hurricanes, poverty, and gentrification.

Manufacturing jobs are returning to the U.S., but to fill them we鈥檒l have to train a new generation of workers. That鈥檚 what this school is doing in a struggling neighborhood that once hosted the country鈥檚 biggest candy empires, as factories return.

Local economies can be strengthened through the large purchasing power of local institutions. Here鈥檚 how the nation's second largest school district is doing it.

Carbon reduction alone cannot solve our climate crisis, because it is continuously fed by our economic crisis. But renewables can be a critical driver in building a healthier economic system, free of the fossil fuel industry.

How can potential leaders from underprivileged backgrounds tackle economic inequality and climate change when they spend most of their time trying to earn a decent living? Here鈥檚 what we learned in Massachusetts.

Coal production is gradually leaving Appalachia鈥攈aving already extracted much of the region's natural wealth. Local people are figuring out how to build a new economy based on shared vision and community knowledge. If transition can happen here, it can change the debate everywhere.

Two-thirds of the country鈥檚 low-wage workers are women. That鈥檚 why they stand to benefit the most from greater equity in and control of the workplace.