What we haven’t done, and what we should do, to ensure that ‘new industrial strategy’ actually benefits workers
Infrastructure, Housing & Transportation
Posted inTransportation
Mass Transit Hangs Off Eroding Fiscal Cliffs
A short-term federal budget fix might buy more time to figure out what’s next.
Posted inTAP
Using Industrial Policy to Promote Social Justice
Today on TAP: Can the Biden administration maximize its leverage—and speak with one voice?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Whose Test Results Should East Palestine Believe?
With their long-term credibility on the line, environmental and health officials need to agree upon more comprehensive testing protocols.
Posted inHousing
HUD Steps Forward on Junk Fees in Rental Housing
The Cabinet agency is presenting best practices for eliminating or limiting the worst overcharges.
Posted inHousing
The Fed’s Rate Hikes and the Housing Crisis
High interest rates only worsen the shortage of affordable housing, but the cure lies far beyond the realm of monetary policy.
Posted inTransportation
Railroad Companies May Have Merged Before Railroad Merger Announced
According to a whistleblower complaint, Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern held talks and shared sensitive information prior to their merger approval. That would be illegal.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
After East Palestine, ‘Bomb Trains’?
A proposed merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern would facilitate shipments of tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Lie Behind Amazon’s HQ2 Sweepstakes Becomes Clear
With the company pausing construction on its ‘second headquarters’ in Virginia, we can see the HQ2 bidding war for what it was: a mass intelligence-gathering operation.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Checkered Past of the Contractor Monitoring the Air in East Palestine
CTEH has been cited by lawmakers for ‘releasing findings defending the corporate interests that employ them.’
