“I’m extremely proud to be from the Bronx, and I have lots of family and friends who live and work there still… I knew I needed to do something to help,” she explained.
Infrastructure
The US Lavishes $10 On Fossil Fuel Subsidies For Every $1 It Allocates For Education
Spending so much on fossil fuel subsidies compared to other programs seems indefensible when up to 80% of the US could be powered by renewables, in principal.
Musk’s Underground Tunnel Built To Eradicate Traffic Jams — Has A Major Traffic Jam
Reportedly, the tunnel was accidentally crammed with 90 Teslas instead of the maximum of 70 due to “driver error,” causing the epic traffic jam.
Over 350 Million Dollars In Steel For Trump’s Border Wall Is Simply Rusting Away In The Desert
Expensive steel bollards purchased for the wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for are racking up $3 million a day just for guards to watch the construction materials oxidize.
Bank Predicts American GDP Will Drop Due To Joe Manchin Killing The “Human Infrastructure Plan”
Because of Manchin’s recent interview with Fox News, Goldman Sachs gave Biden’s bill a less than 50-50 chance of passing and lowered its 2022 GDP forecasts for the US.
Rand Paul Is Mad At Critics For Reminding Him Of His Past Opposition To Disaster Relief Bills
“But do not for one second forget that @RandPaul has voted against helping most Americans most times they’re in need,” Rep. Eric Swalwell tweeted about Paul’s hypocrisy.
Worker Killed In Warehouse Told GF “Amazon Won’t Let Me Leave Until After The Storm Blows Over”
“It’s that what-if situation: what if they would have let him leave? He could have made it home,” she lamented, saying later that their children were not coping well with the loss.
“Disaster Capitalism” Skyrockets As Wall Street Profiteers Cash In on Federal Recovery Loans
“Seems a lot easier and cheaper to make an emergency fund permanent rather than pay private lender fees,” said Donald Moynihan, a public policy professor at Georgetown.
Republicans Join Pelosi to Pass $550B Infrastructure Bill without Progressives, Centrist Dems Block $1.75T Social Spending Package
The infrastructure vote was 228-206 with 13 Republican lawmakers joining most House Democrats. Six progressive Democrats voted against the bill.
Vienna Can Teach The US A Few Things About Public Housing
Thanks to enlightened planning since the 20’s, Vienna has managed to provide affordable urban housing without triggering either gentrification or suburban sprawl.
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