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Trump’s “beautiful wall” vs. America’s ugly infrastructure

January 16, 2020 Renee Shur Infrastructure Leave a comment

America’s infrastructure is a mess. Whether you live in a city, a suburb, a small town, a village, or a rural area, you don’t

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Our Newest Challenge in Space: Privatizing the Delivery and Return of Human Beings

January 2, 2020 Claire Shackleford Environment, Infrastructure, Science, Technology Leave a comment

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which was the first time man walked on the moon. December 11th, 1972 was the last time that man set foot on the moon. This means that it has been over 45 years since man last walked on the moon.

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H.W. Bush & Bob Dole fought a “good war”

December 5, 2018 Arthur Lieber Bi-Partisan, History, Infrastructure, Politics Leave a comment

Bob Dole did everything that he could to get his ninety-five-year-old war-ravaged body once again to the U.S. Capitol, this time to pay a final tribute to his friend and rival, George H.W. Bush.

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Next: Republican Meanness in an Infrastructure Bill

December 19, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Budget, Government, Infrastructure, Republican Brain, Trump Leave a comment

The House has passed a tax bill that is disproportionately kind to the wealthy; the Senate is about to do the same and then

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Remember inflation? Let Trumponomics remind you

November 16, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Economy, Government, Infrastructure, Republican Brain, Republicans, Social Sec/Medicare, Taxes Leave a comment

It’s been perhaps a generation and a half since America experienced the pain of double-digit inflation. We don’t talk much about inflation these days,

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Why is the anger of Trump supporters so displaced?

November 11, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Infrastructure, Politics, Republican Brain 6 comments

It takes a special kind of anger to be a Trump supporter. It’s not just that you might be frustrated with your economic condition

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How the federal government may not be serving St. Louis well

July 1, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Cities, Federalism, Good government, Government, Infrastructure, Transportation Leave a comment

One of the challenges that progressives frequently face is that they like to be sticklers for facts, at least wherever possible. And since a

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Scarborough’s misconceptions about liberals in the media

November 6, 2015 Arthur Lieber Consumer issues, Democracy, Infrastructure, Media, Politics, Republican Brain, Social Sec/Medicare One comment

Daily Kos called Joe Scarborough the “resident Republican blowhard on MSNBC.” Daily Kos and many other on the left-leaning outlets have taken Scarborough to

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Infrastructure: They’re clear-cutting my back yard, and why I’m okay with that

September 23, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Corporations, Government, Infrastructure Leave a comment

This week, NIMBY [“not in my back yard”] became LIMBY [“literally in my back yard”] when bucket trucks, backhoes, stump grinders, wood chippers and

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Amtrak crash shows disconnect in Republican Brain

June 11, 2015 Arthur Lieber Good government, Infrastructure, Politics, Public safety, Republican Brain, Transportation One comment

Every once in a while, we get a clear view of a major disconnect in the Republican Brain.This certainly is true with the responses

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