Despite the pandemic, eviction filings and proceedings continue. Philadelphia has found a better way—for now.
Infrastructure, Housing & Transportation
Posted inFirst 100
First 100: The Muddled Infrastucture Push
Plus: Why is there no urgency on the Congressional Review Act?
Posted inFirst 100
First 100: The American Rescue Plan’s Significant Public Investments
It’s not just a rescue bill, it will lay down pieces of lasting infrastructure.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
A Green Transition for West Virginia
Robert Kuttner in conversation with Robert Pollin
Posted inPolitics
The Manchin Conundrum
He sure ought to favor a large infrastructure program for West Virginia.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Quiet Winner of the Texas Energy Crisis
Macquarie, an Australian investment bank, is poised to profit heavily off Texas’s briefly surging energy prices during the snowstorm. The Biden infrastructure program could be its next conquest.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Freezing Texans: The Larger Lessons
The culprit is deregulation—not just in Texas and not just in electricity.
Posted inCoronavirus
Federal Mask Mandate Is No Defense Against Hostile Riders
The mandate gives transit, passenger rail, and airline employees new levels of authority. But enforcement remains a major challenge for anyone dealing with screaming, punching, or worse.
Posted inFirst 100
First 100: Reopening All Schools Requires Public Investment in the Poorest
Plus, CARES Act tax breaks to opioid manufacturers.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The National-Security Case for Decarbonization
Getting off fossil fuels will save a fortune in averted military misadventures.
