The Atlantic's Davidson Sets Off On A Recession Road Trip

For the next four months, the Atlantic’s Christina Davidson will travel to 48 states on a “Recession Road Trip” (more aptly called the “Peanut Butter Sandwich Chronicles,” she jokes). She’ll travel to the people and communities most devastated by the economic climate and hopes to tell their stories of hope and strength. This roadtrip is also for a book she’s working on.

Davidson tells us she’ll be spending most nights sleeping on the couches of strangers and hopes to survive on a self-imposed $5 a day food allowance.

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