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On AlterNet: infrastructure

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "infrastructure"

Let's Get Get Those Freight Trucks Off the Road and Put America Back on Tracks

Let's Get Get Those Freight Trucks Off the Road and Put America Back on Tracks

Philip Longman, Washington Monthly. January 13, 2009.
A nineteenth-century technology could be the solution to our twenty-first-century problems.

Cries of 'Build, Baby, Build' Increase as Obama Proposes Massive Public Works Program

Cries of 'Build, Baby, Build' Increase as Obama Proposes Massive Public Works Program

Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future. December 12, 2008.
With the economy spiraling downwards, Obama crafts new New Deal as conservative dead-enders balk.

Obama's Economic Stimulus -- Will it Take Us Where We Need to Go?

Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine. December 9, 2008.
These are good ideas, but the Devil's in the details.

Will the Financial Crisis Put an End to Reckless, Planet-Destroying Consumption?

Will the Financial Crisis Put an End to Reckless, Planet-Destroying Consumption?

Orion Kriegman, Richard Rosen, AlterNet. November 24, 2008.
The spiraling economy has forced the American consumer to halt and take stock. And that's a good thing.

How to Stop the Looming Depression Without Lining Fat-Cat CEOs' Pockets

How to Stop the Looming Depression Without Lining Fat-Cat CEOs' Pockets

Mike Davis, Tomdispatch.com. November 19, 2008.
We are now at a crash site, and our priority should be to save the victims. Here's how we do that.

Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to the Economy

Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to the Economy

AlterNetOctober 9, 2008.
From the housing crisis to the minimum wage, a look at where the candidates stand on nine important economic issues.

Bail Out Main Street, Not Wall Street

Bail Out Main Street, Not Wall Street

agit pop, Agit-Pop AlterNet: Video. October 1, 2008.
Time to invest in what really matters.

Wall Street's Next Target: Roads and Bridges

Wall Street's Next Target: Roads and Bridges

David Bollier, OnTheCommons.org. September 9, 2008.
The New York Times has jumped aboard the corporate cheering squad for the privatization of America's bridges and roads.

We've Got to Rebuild America's Crumbling Infrastructure

We've Got to Rebuild America's Crumbling Infrastructure

Joanna Guldi, AlterNet. August 16, 2008.
"The nation's skeleton is as fragile as the candy-cane bones sucked down to threads on Cinco de Mayo."

America is Coming Apart at the Seams

America is Coming Apart at the Seams

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. July 16, 2008.
Turns out I do hate America -- at least when it blows out my tires.

Move over Book-of-the-Month: New book club courts liberals

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. June 16, 2008.
Lefty book club step forward in progressive infrastructure-building.

The Profitable Dismantling of Civil Society

The Profitable Dismantling of Civil Society

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. May 13, 2008.
Public infrastructure is deteriorating and Wall St. stands to profit from it.

Life Expectancies Dropping, Wages Falling, Food Rationing Reported -- What the Hell is Going on?

Life Expectancies Dropping, Wages Falling, Food Rationing Reported -- What the Hell is Going on?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 23, 2008.
It's scary to have to pay the piper.

What's the Matter with Minnesota?

What's the Matter with Minnesota?

Dane Smith, Workday Minnesota. February 5, 2008.
Nothing that smart investment couldn't fix.

Who Should Pay for Infrastructure Repair: Fat-Cat Tax Cheats or Working Americans?

Who Should Pay for Infrastructure Repair: Fat-Cat Tax Cheats or Working Americans?

Paul Buchheit, AlterNet. August 14, 2007.
After years of letting the wealthy off the hook, some lawmakers are now turning to American workers to foot the bill for repairing the nation's frayed infrastructure.

Are the Dead From the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Victims of Conservative Ideology?

Are the Dead From the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Victims of Conservative Ideology?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. August 3, 2007.
After swallowing 30 years of small-government rhetoric, our infrastructure, once the pride of the developed world, is falling apart around us. We're reaping what we've sown.

Wait, There Actually Is a Bridge in Brooklyn You Can Sell Me?

Wait, There Actually Is a Bridge in Brooklyn You Can Sell Me?

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. July 23, 2007.
In these weird times of privatization fever, selling off bridges, toll roads and airports is no longer considered preposterous -- for the billionaires who can afford them it's good business.

Demanding progressive infrastructure

Deanna Zandt, AlterNet: PEEK. January 12, 2007.
Deanna Zandt: An army of technologists, activists and organizers are insisting on tech tools that work.

Blasting American Infrastructure Away

Blasting American Infrastructure Away

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. November 29, 2006.
It's not the terrorists who are targeting and destroying the heart of America; it's Bush & Co.!