The Moment for Public-Private Partnerships Is Now
If we are to finance and build a world-class infrastructure for America, we must seek new solutions. And a promising solution is at hand: public-private partnerships.
If we are to finance and build a world-class infrastructure for America, we must seek new solutions. And a promising solution is at hand: public-private partnerships.
Riane Eisler | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics
The Real Wealth of our Nation is Its People Over half a million people lost their jobs last month. There's no question we need a job-creation plan. T...
Monica Youn | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
The Bush Administration's DOT succeeded in knocking a sizeable hole in Illinois' ban on pay-to-play deals that the state Senate had attempted to pass in the wake of the Blagojevich scandal.
Progress Illinois | Posted 02.22.2009 | Chicago
According to a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee report released today, the current version of their stimulus plan includes $1.8 billi...
Julian L. Alssid and Davis Jenkins | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business
Unless the stimulus can be leveraged to revitalize our education and workforce systems, the downturn will likely accelerate the recent trend in which the only good jobs go to those who have training beyond high school.
Robert Drago | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics
We need to spend federal money now to help jump-start employment and incomes, but once we are spending money, we should devote it to something worthwhile.
Amitai Etzioni | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics
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.
Green Inc. | Libby Tucker | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green
President-elect Barack Obama's recent promise to make "the single largest new investment in our national infrastructure since the creation of the fede...
John O'Neil | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics
The nation must boldly rebuild to avoid the perils of a dangerously gyrating world where yesterday's swaggering certainty is tomorrow's worn out wisdom.
Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics
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.
Steve Parker | Posted 01.06.2009 | Business
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.
Stephanie Neely | Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago
Another flat-screen television made in Asia or a new pair of designer shoes made in Europe will not prevent another bridge from collapsing in Minnesota.
Alan Fein | Posted 11.13.2008 | Business
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.
Gov. David A. Paterson | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics