Drivers’ and mechanics’ unions have demanded more protective equipment. Some transit agencies have responded by laying them off.
Infrastructure, Housing & Transportation
Posted inEconomic Policy
Donald Trump Has a Bridge to Sell You
His proposed public-infrastructure plan is, of course, a fraud. Democrats beware.
Posted inCoronavirus
The Next Corona Relief Package: What Needs to Be in It
Massive public-works outlays are needed—to get the economy out of the Corona Depression, reclaim domestic manufacturing, and meet long-delayed investment in modern and green infrastructure.
Posted inCoronavirus
Kushner Squeezes Tenants While Lining Up for Bailout Money
Despite eviction bans in New York, the real-estate firm owned by the president’s son-in-law is telling tenants to pay up.
Posted inEconomic Policy
It’s Time to Nationalize the Airlines
America’s most consumer-abusing and environment-degrading industry wants us to bail it out. Instead, we should take it over.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Congregating in the Time of Coronavirus
As communities battle COVID-19, social distancing will be the new normal. But can Americans give up parades, theater, and sporting events, possibly for weeks on end?
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Riding for Free in Kansas City
Big cities have shunned free public transit. Now, KC’s free-fares push may provide transit systems across the country with a ‘how-to’ guide.
Posted inHousing
Oakland Activists Beat Real Estate Mogul
Moms 4 Housing’s organizing victory highlighted the twin crises of homelessness and lack of affordable housing in many communities in America.
Posted inWorking in America
Four Reasons Why Millennials Don’t Have Any Money
Compared to the boomers, they’re way behind.
Posted inGreen New Deal
Accelerating Equity in Electric Cars
Electric cars will eventually be all cars, but the speed by which they displace conventional cars will depend on making them affordable for low- and middle-income drivers.
