Twenty years ago, Katrina taught America devastating lessons. The administration’s policies against strategizing to protect society’s most vulnerable are a recipe for a repeat.
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Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
Railroad Merger: Why It Could Go Off the RailsÂ
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have announced a merger, creating the first coast-to-coast railroad company. Past railroad mergers have failed to deliver promised efficiencies, and this one is no different.
Posted inNovember/December 2024
Train DrainÂ
How deregulation and private equity have gutted the U.S. freight rail system—and with it, the promise of America’s industrial renewal.
Posted inPolitics
China Just Attacked Biden’s Electric Vehicle Policy. That’s Good for Biden.
To counter Donald Trump’s anti-EV strategy, the president needs to show that he has the only feasible plan to help American auto manufacturers compete with cheap Chinese cars.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Quit Moping: Democrats Had a Great Record in 2021
Despite inflation, the Biden economic boom is on. Shots are getting in arms. We’re out of Afghanistan. Now, if Democrats can just get their swagger back.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Can Biden Whip Inflation Now?
Taming soaring prices confounds any president, but it’s especially hard for Democratic ones.
Posted inPolitics
How the Infrastructure Bill Can Make Broadband Accessible to More Americans
The new law opens the door for the NTIA and state agencies to prioritize local providers that can end the digital divide hurting the country.
Posted inNovember/December 2021
Amtrak Joe vs. the Modern Robber Barons
Biden’s big bet on rail infrastructure will be wasted unless he takes on the financiers who control the industry.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
McAuliffe Needs Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill—Now
If House progressives drop their opposition, Biden will sign it quickly. That may save the Virginia governorship for the Democrats.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Case for Partisanship
How Kyrsten Sinema is showing the futility of picking candidates based on their maverick independence.
