The Hudson Tunnel project is still shortchanged while rural areas manage to preserve services.
Housing and Transportation
Read about affordable housing; access to transportation; roadways; bridges and tunnels; crumbling infrastructure; railroads; Amtrak; trucking; interstate highway system; science and technology; land use;
The Democratic Emergency
This is American democracy’s stress test. We have only limited time to pass it.
Puerto Rican Refugees and the Elusive Blue Wave
Emigres from the island could be recruited to the Democratic camp, but will progressive organizing defeat right-wing money that ties relief to recruiting?
How the Globalists Ceded the Field to Donald Trump
Unless the mainstream offers something better, he will be the voice of economic nationalism.
Democracy and Its Discontents
Three authors engage with the threats to a liberal society.
Amazon, City Killer?
Amazon has whittled down the list of contenders for its second headquarters. Are those metropolitan areas ready for seismic socioeconomic upheaval?
Boston’s Amazon HQ2 Fantasies Take Off
Who needs one million square feet of office space in Boston’s Seaport District? Amazon might. The Boston Globe reported Thursday that real-estate industry executives “with knowledge of the talks” dished that Amazon is in the market for one, maybe two office buildings in the bustling and picturesque waterfront neighborhood. (The Boston Business Journal first reported […]
As Trump Gears Up for Big Tax Cuts, Seattle Opts to Tax Wealthy
The progressive city is once again paving the way, and strongly rebuking trickle-down economics.Â
Virginia’s Power Broker
A legislative power grab and a controversial pipeline project have drawn new scrutiny of Dominion Energy.
Factory Towns to Trump: Don’t Defend Yourself by Invoking Us!
Pittsburgh and Youngstown push back against the withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

