We talk to Martin Oberman, the lead regulator for the rail industry, which has contributed mightily to supply chain woes by taking its cues from Wall Street.
Infrastructure, Housing & Transportation
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Inflation, Supply Chain Woes, and Elaine Chao’s Culpability
Democrats in general and Mayor Pete in particular should have highlighted the disastrous hands-off approach of Trump’s transportation secretary.
Posted inTAP
Europe: Great Public Systems and Eroding Public Confidence
Today on TAP: The nations of the EU are fast depleting the legacy of a decent social compact.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Q&A: Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and Growing Inequality
Recovery gets complicated by uneven insurance coverage, haphazard emergency programs, and a reluctance to admit that rebuilding in vulnerable places is too risky.
Posted inPolitics
Why Progressive Groups Struggled With the Biden Agenda
The way Build Back Better unfolded made it an insider’s game, wasting serious effort and hundreds of millions of dollars from outside organizations.
Posted inTAP
Amtrak Joe Averts a Lockout (and a Huge Political Headache)
Today on TAP: Now, railroad employees won’t be docked when they see a doctor—though they won’t be paid, either.
Posted inPolitics
Maura Healey Looks to Have a Lock on the Massachusetts Governorship, But …
The likelihood of a Democratic trifecta in the Bay State is not as comforting as it appears.
Posted inWorking in America
Potential Rail Worker Strike Caused by Erratic Scheduling
Workers must be constantly on call to work, making it impossible to live their lives.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Obama-Era Economists Are So Mad About Student Debt Relief
It exposes their failed mortgage debt relief policies after the Great Recession.
Posted inTransportation
Climate Change and a Turnpike in New Jersey
The governor and construction unions want to expand the New Jersey Turnpike, likely increasing greenhouse gas emissions in a highway-dependent state.
