Rust belt
Stream Rust Belt Punk-Turned-Troubadour Austin Lucas' Gritty New Album
The sepia-tinted LP, 'Immortal Americans,' is a meditation on the darkness and light of growing up in a blighted Rust Belt.
"Killed By Meth" Celebrates the Greasiest Rust Belt Rock N Roll
A new compilation shines a light on bands such as Bloody Show, Radiation Risks, Erik Nervous, Golden Trash and more.
Lonely Photos of Daily Life in the Rust Belt
Photographer Niko J. Kallianiotis captures the anxiety and joy of living in small-town Pennsylvania.
Night In The Woods Is An Affecting Portrait of A Rust Belt Community
"I met a lot of people who assumed that because my hometown is in the Rust Belt, it’s a small town, there’s nothing there."
‘Night in the Woods’ Is Soulful, Empathetic, and Too Real
The new game about a young college drop-out’s return to her struggling hometown hits very close to the mark.
Meet the steel workers who voted for Trump in Pennsylvania
"I'm willing to give someone else a chance. I think a lot of other people are the same way," a 40-year veteran of the industry told VICE News.
The Unbeautiful Game: Cleveland, Buffalo, and the Dismal NFL
The Bills and Browns played a sad football game on Sunday, but perhaps it's not their fault the NFL invites mediocrity.
Photographer Juan Madrid Takes Intimate Portraits of Fallen American Cities
We talked to him about capitalism, despair, and knife fights.
Rich Millennials on Trains Won't Save America
The Millennial Trains Project puts young entrepreneurs on a train and asks them to develop projects in each community they pass through. It's a dumb idea.
Hey Jon Bon Jovi: Bills Fans Live on Buffalo Wings and Straight Talk, Not a Prayer
Wanted, preferably alive: an NFL owner that embodies the unique spirit of the Rust Belt city.
Tonight on 'VICE' on HBO: Scrapping with David Choe
Once-great American manufacturing cities like Detroit and Cleveland are full of rusting scrap metal. Tonight on VICE on HBO, David Choe meets the people who risk their lives to find scrap metal, visits the scrapyards that buy scrap, and follows...