After Factory Closing, Iowans Live Realities of Global Economy – The New York Times

Brendan Hoffman had just started photographing Iowa’s political rituals in 2011 when he went to Webster City, where Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor seeking the Republican nomination, had a campaign stop at a golf course. At the event, Mr. Hoffman, learned that Webster City’s largest employer, Electrolux, had recently closed its local factory. Mr. Hoffman decided to take a step back from the campaign trail to explore the effects of that economic setback on Webster City and its residents.