New Report: U.S. Dams, Levees Get D Grades, Need $115 Billion in Upgrades
Heavier precipitation caused by climate change is straining aging flood-control systems throughout the U.S.
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America Needs New Infrastructure to Survive, But Will Biden Deliver?
What will come of Biden’s grand infrastructure plans? And will they be as green as he promised?
Read more...The Internet’s Big Carbon Footprint Need Not Doom the Climate
Efficiency and renewable energy can help make the internet more sustainable.
Read more...“Build Back Better” Needs an Agenda for Upward Mobility
Why Biden’s “Build Back Better” could make a big difference for what was once the American middle class….charitably assuming he meant it.
Read more...A Hard Look at Rent and Rent Seeking with Michael Hudson & Pepe Escobar
An in-depth discussion of financial capitalism versus earlier models and the Chinese and Russian approach, with a focus on the role of rent.
Read more...China Retrenches on Belt and Road Initiative as Defaults Rise
More on “Whither China?”
Read more...Insurance Companies Flag “Driver Disengagement” as Factor in Robot Car Safety
The irony of automation….
Read more...The Problem With California’s Electric Dream
Even with a 15 year runway, California’s electric vehicle plans don’t look achievable.
Read more...Why Trump’s Promise to Save Manufacturing Was One He Never Intended to Keep
Trump’s promise to save manufacturing jobs and rebuild infrastructure was all bluster, no surprise from the man known for stiffing workers.
Read more...Climate Crisis and Population Growth Will Displace 1 Billion over Next 30 Years
Think tank says climate crisis and population growith will lead at least 1 billion to migrate in countries with least ecological resilence.
Read more...Preserve the People’s Post Office: Let Us Do Meaningful Postal Reform
A rallying cry for the Post Office.
Read more...54 Million People in the U.S. May Go Hungry During Pandemic—Can Urban Farms Help?
In the COVID era, growing food locally has become more essential than ever.
Read more...COVID-19 and the California Prison Crisis: 24th San Quentin Inmate Dies Last Friday
The 24th San Quentin inmate died Friday of COVID-19 complications, an inevitable consequence of Calironia’s misguided transfer policy.
Read more...Preserve Our Post Office, Before It’s Too Late
It ought to be stunning that the Post Office needs to be defended….
Read more...The Pious Predator State: The Cookiecutter Shark and the New Regime in Turkey
The new regime in Turkey is a form of the predator state, acting as a cookiecutter shark, feeding on its prey and not killing it outright.
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