Public Investment
High-speed rail: Financial suicide for California?
Posted on July 11, 2012, at 1:54 PMLawmakers in the Golden State approve $4.6 billion in financing for a high-speed line connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco, but critics say it's a train to nowhere
Edward Morrissey: A high-speed derailment in California
Posted on May 17, 2011, at 3:30 PMWhy the state's proposed new rail system is little more than a foolish boondoggle
Is John Kerry's 'infrastructure bank' a waste of federal cash?
Posted on March 16, 2011, at 3:40 PMThe Democratic senator wants to use public seed money to attract more private investment for bridges, roads, and other projects
Can 'Mad Men' sell high-speed trains?
Posted on March 11, 2011, at 2:55 PMIn a new video from Funny or Die, "Mad Men" characters brainstorm how to build an advertising campaign around a high-speed rail proposal. Take note, President Obama
Why does the right wing hate trains?
Posted on March 10, 2011, at 11:42 AMRepublican governors are turning down stimulus money for rail improvements, and the GOP wants to defund Amtrak. What's going on?
Obama's $53 billion high-speed rail plan: 'Keep dreaming'
Posted on February 10, 2011, at 12:44 PMRepublicans say the proposal is dead on arrival. Is there any hope for the president's ambitious infrastructure plan?
America: A country that can't build anything anymore
Posted on October 20, 2010, at 10:01 AMIt is now too costly and time-consuming to finish public-works projects, says Jonah Goldberg in the Los Angeles Times. But don't blame conservatives
America's creaking infrastructure: By the numbers
Posted on September 21, 2010, at 7:00 AMThe Obama administration has pledged $50 billion to fix some of America's rusting train lines, crumbling roads, and damaged bridges
Obama's new infrastructure plan: By the numbers
Posted on September 7, 2010, at 2:27 PMDuring his Labor Day address, President Obama announced a $50 billion proposal to rebuild American roads and rails
The Empire State Building's 'ugly' twin
Posted on August 30, 2010, at 2:20 PMNew York City has approved a skyscraper that will rival the nearby Empire State Building. Reason to be outraged?
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