Infrastructure

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Fixing The Responder, Ignoring the Cause?

Harry Shearer | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Fema, Obama, US Army Corps of Engineers, Barack Obama, Infrastructure, Obama FEMA, Army Corps of Engineers, Rebuilding New Orleans, Politics News

FEMA was the poster child for federal incompetence, according to the consensus media narrative of the New Orleans flooding disaster. But the true poster child was and is the US Army Corps of Engineers.

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The Trillion Dollar Scare Tactic

Bill Scher | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Infrastructure, Debt, Deficit, Public Investment, Stimulus, Spending, Deficit Spending, Financial Crisis, Business News

Flashing a trillion dollar deficit bugaboo is a meaningless scare tactic. Let's have a real debate on the merits of the specific public investments proposed.

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Build, Baby, Build: An Opportunity For Unity

Bill Scher | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Infrastructure, Building, New Deal, Politics News

Do conservatives want their spawn to be carping 75 years from now that public investment didn't create a clean energy economy, didn't establish high-speed rail, and didn't lift our economy out of the ditch?

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Investment-Led Stimulus to Avoid a Long, Deep Recession

Paul A. London | Posted 12.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Economy, Infrastructure, Financial Crisis, Obama Stimulus Plan, Obama Economy, Economic Stimulus Package, Bailout, Business News

Leaders will have to take the next step, which is to spell out what they mean when they talk vaguely about stimulus that creates employment.

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A Stimulus for the Long Run

Rob Shapiro and Simon Rosenberg | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business

Read More: 21st Century Economy, Clean Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Green Jobs, Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, 21st Century Skills, Stimulus Package, Business News

Instead of tax rebates, congressional leaders and President-to-be Obama should look to targeted tax changes and targeted spending increases, with the lion's share going in a new direction.

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Against a Gas Tax

David Roberts | Posted 12.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Infrastructure, Gas Prices, Green Infrastructure, Gas Tax, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Transportation, Green News

The changes we need in transportation are not something car companies or consumers can do on their own. What's needed is beyond new habits and new vehicles -- it's new infrastructure.

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Before Green Energy, US Power Grid Needs Work

New York Times | MATTHEW L. WALD | Posted 12.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Power Grid, Wind Power, Energy, Infrastructure, Environment, Green Energy, Solar Power, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Adding electricity from the wind and the sun could increase the frequency of blackouts and reduce the reliability of the nation's electr...

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An Open Letter to Our Next President

Bill Chameides | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Stimulus Package, Climate Change, Global Warming, Transportation, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Day, 2008 Presidential Race, Election 2008, Presidential Election, Green News

America's infrastructure is aging. The time to rebuild has come, but the need to bolster our infrastructure also presents a great opportunity to ramp up renewable energy sources.

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How to Come Down From Euphoria

Harry Shearer | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Afghanistan, Obama, Barack Obama, John McCain, President Obama, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Election Day, Joe Biden, Election Results, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Election, Obama New Orleans, Infrastructure, Presidential Results, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Eldridge Cleaver, Obama Presidency, Obama President, Election Analysis, Presidential Election, Politics News

President-Elect Obama is clearly a very smart guy and a very good politician. Unlike the last Dem with those credentials, he's also exceedingly disciplined. Those qualities will come up against a couple of very major problems.

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Out Of The Desert Of Despair At Last

Rusel DeMaria | Posted 12.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Unity, Infrastructure, Despair, Hope, Climate Change, President Obama, The World, War, Obama, New National Dialog, Peace, Energy Policy, Communication, Home News

I've arrived at the edge of a desert of despair, the tears forced upon me by a message of hope. For the first time, I've seen the American promise f...

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The Substance Election

Bill Scher | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Much will be made of McCain's "mistakes" in his campaign, as conservatives will seek to blame his performance for their shrinking minority status, to shift blame away from their own policies.

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Electing The New Economy: Time For An Infrastructure Overhaul?

Media Consortium | Posted 12.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Infrastructure Spending, Infrastructure, Green Collar Jobs, Green Infrastructure, Blue Collar Jobs, Economy, Construction, Green Economy, Business News

"Right now, there's something damn close to political consensus for a transformational investment package," Klein writes, arguing that, "the next pres...

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The Pharaohs Did It. Jefferson Did It. Both Roosevelts and Even Ike Did It.

Vince Farrell | Posted 12.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Infrastructure, Improving Infrastructure, Business News

Congress will opt for extension of unemployment benefits and expansion of the food stamp program at the least, but most observers feel an infrastructure-rebuild program will be front and center.

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The Best Part of Rachel Maddow's Obama Interview

Harry Moroz | Posted 12.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Infrastructure, Rachel Maddow, Economy, Progressives, Urban Policy, Cities, China, Barack Obama, Politics, Business News

Obama is onto something here when he argues for investment in transportation, communication, and information infrastructure -- this is what could drive American competitiveness going forward.

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Obama, Biden, Palin And McCain Get Stuck In An Elevator: A Blog Play

Stefan Sirucek | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Infrastructure, Swing States, John McCain, Terrorism, Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber, Joe Biden, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

Obama, Biden, Palin and McCain Get Stuck In An Elevator A Blog in One Act Characters: Barack...

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Here's My Take #3: Here's What I think The Next Administration Should Do In Its First 100 Days...

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 11.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Taxes, Energy, Issues, Administration, Civil Rights, Economy, John Mc Cain, Foreign Policy, Citizen Think Tank, Prosecute George W. Bush, Infrastructure, Education, Fdr New Deal, First 100 Days, Barack Obama, Election 2008, Healthcare, 100 Days, Home News

The results of the third in the "Here's My Take" series, where we pose a question and get YOUR take on it. The issue we worked on in this post was "Your Administration: The First 100 Days".

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Nonexistent Patio Man Decries David Brooks' Nonexistent Arguments

Bill Scher | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Government, Infrastructure, Clean Energy, Public Investment, Health Care, Economy, Patio Man, David Brooks, Politics News

Patio Man, Deck Guy, Porch Dude and Stoop Buddy are all surprised that they still waste five minutes of their day reading David Brooks. Brooks' occas...

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The Pundit Fight Against The Progressive Majority (and Real Responsibility)

Bill Scher | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Infrastructure, Education, Public Investment, Healthcare, Economy, Politics News

Much of the pundit class may not have recognized it, but that debate is percolating. And the progressive view of responsible, long-term public investment is winning.

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Should We Cut Back Spending In Response to the Economic Crisis?

David Roberts | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Green, Infrastructure, Smart Grid, Economy, Public Transportation, Economic Crisis, Politics News

grist.orgI'm no expert in macroeconomics. You probably aren't either. But there's a battle over macroeconomics shaping up, and everyone keen on shifti...

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Declaring War on the Meltdown/Part 2: Taking on Debt For Infrastructure

Alan Fein | Posted 11.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Politics, Obama, Mccain, Economic Crisis, Economy, Financial Meltdown, Meltdown, Infrastructure, Federal Deficit, Bailout, Barack Obama, National Infrastructure, Federal Debt, Financial Crisis, Congressional Bailout Package, 2008 Presidential Election, Business News

In bad times like these, the government has to spend money to build things that we desperately need: roads, bridges, schools, courthouses, sanitation systems and a new energy infrastructure.

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McCain-Palin: No Plan to Address Worn, Outdated Transportation Infrastructure

Stephen A. LeMay | Posted 11.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Investing, Infrastructure, Bush Administration, Bridges, Public Transportation, Roads, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Obama Biden, Election 2008, Barack Obama, John McCain, Campaign 2008, Transportation, Home News

Infrastructure isn't sexy but it's critical to economic well-being. If McCain becomes the next president, he won't do much. Ever. His website and his public statements make no mention at all of the nation's infrastructure and its problems.

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The Trillion Dollar Wrong Thing

Larry Beinhart | Posted 10.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Government Bailout, Bush, Bailout, Economy, Economic Crisis, Individual Mortgages, Infrastructure, National Health, Coastlines, Fed Emergency Loans, Alternative Energy, Ike, Katrina, Larry Beinhart, Federal Bank, Business News

The Big Big Bailout, as it is, will be crowning glory of Bushianity. One, gigantic theft of from real Americans to enrich the ruling class. It's a hell of trick.

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Bush Does a 9/11 Replay in Asking for Unprecedented Powers and Unprecedented Budget

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Secrecy, Coalition Provisional Authority, Political Norms, Infrastructure, Bailout, Economic Crisis, Halliburton, George W. Bush, Tax Cuts, 9/11, Politics News

What is shocking about the presentation by Bush -- and the deal that is unfolding is that we don't see any acceptance of responsibility for the failure of his team's stewardship of the economy.

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Obama, McCain on National Security and Nuclear Proliferation

Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling | Posted 10.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Infrastructure, John McCain, Tom Ridge, War on Terror, Food Crisis, National Security, Homeland Security, Brownie, Election 2008, Obama National Security, Duct Tape, Water Crisis, Barack Obama, Defense Department, Terrorist Attack, Barack Obama Nuclear Weapons, 9/11, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Weapons, Us Security, Nuclear Deterrence, North Korea Nuclear Program, Barack Obama Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Proliferation, Home News

Where do Obama and McCain stand on these issues? To start, McCain, the nominee of what used to called the "small government party," wants to create two entirely new government organizations.

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