Infrastructure

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Obama's Latest Speech Continues to Ignore Small Businesses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Infrastructure, 111th Congress, Small Business, Economic Stimulus Package, Abuse, Economy, Middle Class, Asbl, Lloyd Chapman, Loopholes, American Small Business League, Barack Obama, Business News

Small business advocates are concerned that President-elect Obama may enact policy and legislation that could be harmful to the nation's nearly 27 million small businesses.

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Obama Needs to Think Bigger About Infrastructure

Roger McNamee | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Infrastructure, Global Economy, Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, Economic Crisis, Roger Mcnamee, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Business News

I believe Barack Obama is thinking too small. Economic stimulants produce Bridges to Nowhere. Strategic investment in infrastructure produces a foundation for long-term growth.

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Deficit Spending -- A Necessary Evil

Mike Papantonio | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conservative, Infrastructure, Air America Radio, John Maynard Keynes, Mike Papantonio, Recession, Ring of Fire, Deficit, Depression, Barack Obama, Economy, Republican, Politics News

As Obama steps into this quicksand economy, he seems to realize that short-term stimulus plans are only a Band-Aid solution for a gaping, almost mortal wound.

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Stimulus Time: The Fierce Urgency of Now

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Infrastructure, Green Jobs, Economic Stimulus Package, Economic Crisis, Economic Stimulus, Obama Economy, Obama's Economic Team, Green Stimulus, Recession, Barack Obama, Politics News

Even if we take into account the rest of our red ink, and we actually hit the dreaded "trillion-dollar deficit" in 2009, how extreme would this be?

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Do We Understand How Big The Economic Recovery Plan Is?

Bill Scher | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Infrastructure, Economic Recovery, Stimulus, Healthcare, Economic Stimulus Package, Barack Obama, Sustainability, Politics News

For progressive ideals to be successful in remedying the damage left by conservatism, we in the grassroots need to be able to walk and chew gum, push against Obama and pull for Obama when appropriate.

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Can P3s Boost the Stimulus?

Michael Likosky | Posted 01.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Obama Press Conference, Cabinet, Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus Package, p3s, Barack Obama, Transportation, Ray Lahood, Business News

The foundation of our economic stimulus is a public- private-partnership. What should this partnership look like? How should benefits and burdens, risks and rewards be distributed?

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Red vs. Green Infrastructure

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Green, Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Green Economy, Green Living, Green Jobs, Green Energy, National Infrastructure, Politics News

Obama is preparing a Christmas list for us in the form of a massive stimulus package but his promises of support for green industries are not included in the infrastructure package.

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Obama's Inbox on Women and Work: Welfare, Job Equity, and Education

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Although the recession is hitting men's employment more directly, overall women's employment rates in the 2000s have fallen more, and progress toward gender equality has stalled.

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Infrastructure Investment is "Just-Right" Jobs Strategy

Lawrence Mishel | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Infrastructure, Congress, Economic Policy Institute, Money, Economic Reform, Economy, Economic Crisis, Barack Obama, American Workers, Politics News

How can we build modern transportation, green jobs, energy independence? How do we know that these "shovel-ready" projects are all worthy of our investment?

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A Whistle-Stop to Opportunity

Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Inauguration, National Infrastructure, President Obama, Obama Administration, Small-Business Entrepeneurs, Job-Training Programs, Obama Inauguration Day, Low-Income Communities, Infrastructure, Vice President Biden, Obama Economic Plan, Obama Recovery Package, Obama Economic Policy, Obama Train Trip, Obama Train, Obama Biden Railroad Trip, Obama Biden Inaugural Railroad Trip, Politics News

We need smarter, more targeted spending. We must invest in the people, places and projects that will spread the most opportunity to communities that need it.

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Saving the Economy Requires a Mix of Medicines

Rep. Steve Israel | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Infrastructure, State Governments, Economy, Politics News

If the holiday season is getting too festive, sit with me at a House Appropriations Committee hearing with three State Governors about the effect of the economy on state and local budgets.

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"Transplant" Automakers Get Over $3.6 Billion in Subsidies; More Unions, Ralph Nader Comment

Steve Parker | Posted 01.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Change to Win, Herbert Hoover, Chrysler, Decherd, Buffalo, Honda, Blue Springs, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Montgomery, Ford, Volkswagen, Senators, Nissan, Infrastructure, Princeton, Benedict Arnold, General Motors, Hyundai, Greensburg Indiana, Essential Action, Ralph Nader, Uaw, Lafayette, Toyota, Canton, Detroit Three, Ohio, San Antonio, United Steelworkers, Kia, Huntsville, Democrats, Foreign-Owned, Good Jobs First, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Bush Administration, Chattanooga, Detroit Three Loans, Bmw, Subaru, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Transplant, Tax Exempt, Smyrna, Unions, Japanese Transplants, Spartanburg, Republicans, Detroit Bailout, Auto Industry, Business News

This post has the latest news on the billions in subsidies which off-shore transplant carmakers have received from state and local governments.

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Fix the Roads to Fix the Economy

James P. Hoffa | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Infrastructure, Teachers, Taxes, Jobs, President Obama, Amtrak, Airports, Communities, Transit, Obama, Congress, Teamsters, Bailout, Stimulus Bill, Economy, Politics News

President-elect Barack Obama wants to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to rebuild this country's neglected infrastructure. He's right. It's really a no-brainer.

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Q&A with Green Collar Economy Author Van Jones

Terrence McNally | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Sergey Brin, Infrastructure, Inner City, Unemployment, Green for All, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Green Energy, Van Jones, Stimulus, Retrofit, Sustainable, Green News

The economy is in crisis. Climate change calls for massive changes in the way we supply and use energy. VAN JONES believes that these crises together present an enormous opportunity.

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Stimulate Greening in the Public Square II

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Green, Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Green Jobs, Green Living, Green Car, Green Energy, Going Green, Green News

We should focus on public facilities -- one can expect much bang for the buck and much quicker results than if one deals with the private sector.

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Flailing Dailies: Bye Bye Urban Newspapers?

Harry Moroz | Posted 01.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Tribune Company, Mayors, Bridges, Sewer Systems, Schools, Cities, Dallas, Infrastructure, Journalism, Governors, State of the News Media, New York Times, Roads, Newspapers, Honolulu, Providence, Stamford, Media News

Indeed, city dailies in a tenuous economic state would likely not close their doors completely, but instead would provide only online content or eliminate weekend service.

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Rebuilding the Economy by Rebuilding America

Tom Donohue | Posted 01.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Home News

The millions of Americans who traveled over the Thanksgiving holiday met traffic at every turn--on the highway, on public transportation, and at the a...

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The President-Elect Does His Part

Carl Pope | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Infrastructure, Obama, Schools, Stimulus Package, Economy, Politics News

Saturday noon we got the word came: In his weekly radio and YouTube message, President-Elect Obama had announced the details of his stimulus package, ...

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An Open Letter to Obama: Getting Real on the Economy

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Mr. President-elect, the potential catastrophe of run-away climate meltdown could make the economic melt down look minor by comparison.

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Rebuild America for Climate Prosperity

Jonathan F.P. Rose | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Federal Community Reinvestment Act, Infrastructure, Financial Crisis, Automaker Bailout, Green Jobs, Green Energy, Recession, Green News

In recessionary times, repairing and renewing our infrastructure and greening existing buildings are amongst the best investments our nation can make.

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What's Missing From Obama's Infrastructure Plan

Harry Shearer | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Army Corps of Engineers, Barack Obama, Public Works Campaign, New New Deal, Obama Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Obama Infrastructure Plan, Politics News

Friends of mine assure me that this is a stealth priority -- New Orleans is an issue that Obama cares so deeply about he dare not mention it yet.

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Detroit Drives to DC and Dr. Deming Invents Japan

Steve Parker | Posted 01.06.2009 | Business

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We've had enough threats from our sworn enemies -- we don't need them from Detroit executives. These CEOs and their boards of directors must go, whether by car or jet or skateboard, they must go.

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Childcare as Infrastructure: Minting the Common Wealth

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 01.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Infrastructure, Women's Work, National Childcare Network, French Childcare, Economy, Financial Crisis, Economic Recovery, Childcare, Obama, Barack Obama, Jobs Creation, Elder Care, Family Friendliness, Health Care, Culture of Care, Politics, Breaking News, Living, Home News

While Obama aims to fund traditional infrastructure-maintenance work, in the big picture, good, affordable childcare shores up infrastructure of an even more essential kind, our citizens.

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Obama: Help Wanted for Stimulus in Urban Areas

Cheryle Jackson | Posted 01.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Energy, Small Business, Economic Stimulus Package, Urban Areas, Chicago, Green, Jobs, Business, Chicago South Side, Barack Obama, Infrastructure, Clinton, Jobless Rate, Chicago Urban League, President-Elect Barack Obama, Bronzville, Chicago News

Though Obama's plan feels right on the surface, for me it raises two questions: "Which Main Streets?" and "Who gets those jobs?"

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Building the Electron Superhighway

Michael Moynihan | Posted 12.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Clean Infrastructure, Green, Infrastructure, Grid, Clean Technology, Green Energy, Stimulus, Green News

One proposal by the Energy Department would build major high voltage (765KV) trunk lines traveling East to West and North to South, particularly in the underserved center of the country.

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