On AlterNet: infrastructure

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

Where We're Headed, We Don't Need Roads

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. April 10, 2012.

The long American romance with cars is ending. So why are we still spending so much money on roads?

The Biggest Engine of Economic Growth? 8 Ways Taxpayers and the Government Are Necessary to Capitalism

Colin Greer, AlterNet. March 13, 2012.

Almost everything the American capitalist system needs is provided by taxpayer dollars and government action.

Does Mark Zuckerberg Really Deserve All That Money?

Gar Alperovitz, AlterNet. March 9, 2012.

Facebook's founder is about to be worth $21 billion -- thanks to the American public. Shouldn't we get our share, too?

Rich People DON'T Create Jobs: 6 Myths That Have to Be Killed for Our Economy to Live

Kevin Drum, Mother Jones. December 9, 2011.

These zombie talking points aren't just wrong; they're dangerous. If we're ever going to revive the economy, we've got to tackle them head on.

Occupy Wall St. Prepares for Crackdown -- Will Bloomberg Try to Tear It All Down?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. October 13, 2011.

Free health care, a sanitation team, a public library, solar power, and free childcare are just a few of the services the Occupy Wall Street protesters are providing.

10 Bold Moves That Should Be In Obama's Promised Jobs Bill

Robert B. Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. August 18, 2011.

President Obama is promising to fight for a jobs bill this September. Here are ten suggestions for that bill from the former Labor Secretary.

Why Do Conservatives Hate High-Speed Rail? 5 Reasons Right-Wingers Are Sabotaging Public Transportation Projects

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. July 22, 2011.

In addition to busting unions and gutting voting rights, Tea Party governors are refusing federal funding for high-speed rail. What do they have against it?

Ayn Rand Conservatism at Work -- Firefighters Let Family's House Burn Down Because Owner Didn't Pay $75 Fee

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 4, 2010.

Talk of limited government is appealing until you see what it actually means in practice: a society in which it's every man for himself.

300 Economists Warn That Deficit Hysteria Is a Big Con That Threatens to Drive America into a Full-Blown Depression

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. September 16, 2010.

The experts called for a sane policy of growing our way out of debt by kick-starting the real economy in which most of us live and work.

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

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?

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

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

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

agit pop, Agit-Pop. October 1, 2008.

Time to invest in what really matters.

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

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

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. 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. June 16, 2008.

Lefty book club step forward in progressive infrastructure-building.

The Profitable Dismantling of Civil Society

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny!. 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?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 23, 2008.

It's scary to have to pay the piper.

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?

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?

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.