Tag: infrastructure
America’s recovery depends on an infrastructure of care
We urge members of Congress and the administration to pass permanent paid family and medical leave as part of a larger investment in our nation’s care infrastructure.
America, go big again
From the start of our United States, Americans have backed leaders who dared to do big public projects.
Why America needs to go big on infrastructure
All these sectors require attention now because they work together like cement to keep society functioning.
Democrats unveil ‘Build Green’ infrastructure and Jobs Act
"This bill would make a dramatic, material difference in the everyday lives of hundreds of millions of people."
Jackson mayor demands help After month-long water crisis amid pandemic, racism,...
The crisis in Jackson, which is 82 percent Black, highlights how climate catastrophe threatens much of the nation’s aging infrastructure.
Why America needs new infrastructure to survive
Without a bold rebuilding campaign, Americans will continue to risk their well-being and livelihoods as the nation collapses around them.
House passes massive infrastructure bill, Senate Majority Leader calls it ‘nonsense’
The $1.5 trillion package includes investing in clean energy, public lands, and transit systems and focused less on building new roads.
Why new infrastructure is a national imperative
A long-term infrastructure program is now a national imperative, essential to protect Americans from failing bridges and dams, ensure the steady flow of commerce and jump-start an economy hobbled by COVID-19.
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Senator tackled and cuffed at DHS press event in LA as Trump-era immigration crackdown...
Sen. Alex Padilla was violently removed and handcuffed while attempting to question DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, drawing widespread condemnation and fueling fears of growing authoritarianism.
New study confirms glyphosate causes cancer at EU ‘safe’ exposure levels in lab animals
Even at the EU’s Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), the study shows that glyphosate and its formulations have carcinogenic potential.
Rethinking climate action: A new guideline for planetary health
A new framework for planetary health reveals that our Industrial Age mindset—not human needs—is the real driver of environmental collapse.
Factory farms and the next pandemic: How industrial animal agriculture fuels global health threats
Zoonotic diseases linked to factory farming raise pandemic risks, but food tech innovations offer a safer alternative.
‘Starvation by design’: Over 55,000 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces fire on civilians...
Palestinians seeking food at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites are being killed and injured in rising numbers, as Israel enforces a siege that aid experts and survivors say is deliberately fueling chaos, displacement, and starvation.