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America, Home of the Brave

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig May 16, 2015 Dig deeper

Congress and Infrastructure

John Cole, The Scranton Times-Tribune May 16, 2015 Dig deeper

Why North Dakota’s Oil Boom Threatens Towns and Cities Nationwide

Staff / Truthdig Nov 26, 2014 Using rail networks to transport crude has saved the oil and gas industry time and capital, but the trade-off is greater risk. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

This Common-Sense Solution Brought to You by the 19th Century

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2009 Barack Obama wants to spend as much as a trillion dollars on the nation's infrastructure, from roads to bridges. A video on his transition Web site even touts the economic advantages of fixing potholes. Why so car-centric? A new article in the Washington Monthly claims that spending some of that money on rail lines instead of roads could pay dividends. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Brit Ponders America’s Love Affair With Cars

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 Next time you're stuck in gridlock, keep in mind that many American cities had fantastic public rail systems until Big Auto bought up all the tracks and scrapped them to make way for cars. The Observer reminds us that "it did not have to be like this." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )