Quarantine Bridge

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Mar 19, 2020 Dig deeper

China Opens Mega-Bridge Linking Hong Kong to Mainland

DAKE KANG / The Associated Press Oct 23, 2018 The $20 billion feat of engineering includes an undersea tunnel allowing ships to pass through the Pearl River delta. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Says ‘OK With Me’ if Infrastructure Plan Founders

KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2018 The president suggests that his proposal—aimed at spurring $1.5 trillion in spending over a decade—is not as important to him as administration efforts to cut taxes and boost military spending. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bridge Out

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Jun 5, 2014 Dig deeper

Cross That Bridge When You Come to It—Maybe

BLANK Sep 4, 2013 Some 8,000 bridges around the country are "structurally deficient," and a battered federal budget, sequestration and Washington gridlock make it unlikely they'll be repaired soon. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Out of the Closet

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Jan 23, 2013 Dig deeper

Let’s Get Ready to Crumble

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 18, 2012 The American Society of Civil Engineers has awarded America’s roadways a grade of D-, rated one in four bridges as “structurally deficient or functionally obsolete” and warned that thousands of American dams are on the verge of failure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Look at the Flooding in Vermont

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2011 The 24/7 news cycle and the accompanying cacophony of voices competing for attention meant that little time remained to understand the extent of the damage Hurricane Irene caused in Vermont. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vermont Feels Irene’s Wrath

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2011 While New York City escaped the worst of Tropical Storm Irene, much of Vermont did not. The state saw bridges washed away, roads battered and power lines downed in the midst of what officials say is the worst flooding in more than 80 years. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Oil’s War on Earth

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2010 Today on the list: The places that make the Gulf spill look like a national park, Elizabeth Warren (yay) vs. Timothy Geithner (boo), Syria bans the veil, and the strange things men pay prostitutes to do (as if you don't already know). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Palin Keeps Lying, and Lying, and …

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 16, 2008 What kind of person tells a self-aggrandizing lie, gets called on it, admits publicly that the truth is not at all what she originally claimed -- and then goes out and starts telling the original lie again without changing a word? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Two Bridges to Nowhere

Joe Conason / Truthdig Sep 11, 2008 Even cursory examination shows that Sarah Palin's posturing is wildly exaggerated and her campaign claims veer toward fraud. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )