Infrastructure

President Joe Biden

Biden’s First Hundred Days: A Historical Audit Biden’s First Hundred Days: A Historical Audit

The president has made a promising start on a historically bold agenda. But to deliver, he’ll need to do more to explain how we got here, who is to blame—and what needs to be done.

Apr 26, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage for The Nation

President Joe Biden

Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy? Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy?

The US can’t afford to be the “indispensable nation” abroad while rebuilding at home.

Apr 13, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Jayapal taxes

Progressive Democrats Face Resistance on Infrastructure Progressive Democrats Face Resistance on Infrastructure

The party is split between a stubborn establishment and what some activists see as its overly conciliatory left flank.

Apr 7, 2021 / Aída Chávez

A ‘Just Transition’ Clean Energy Revolution Can Be a Boon for West Virginia—and the Country

A ‘Just Transition’ Clean Energy Revolution Can Be a Boon for West Virginia—and the Country A ‘Just Transition’ Clean Energy Revolution Can Be a Boon for West Virginia—and the Country

The Mountain State can be ground zero for America’s transition to a new, green economy.

Apr 6, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Biden’s ‘Transformative’ Plan Redefines Infrastructure to Include Caregiving

Biden’s ‘Transformative’ Plan Redefines Infrastructure to Include Caregiving Biden’s ‘Transformative’ Plan Redefines Infrastructure to Include Caregiving

Biden wants to put $400 billion toward expanding quality home or community care. Ai-jen Poo tells The Nation that’s “historic” progress.

Apr 1, 2021 / John Nichols

presidential candidate Biden at a campaign rally in Texas

Biden Is Facing a Roosevelt Moment Biden Is Facing a Roosevelt Moment

Democrats can’t allow the timid to block making a material difference in people’s lives.

Mar 30, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nevada Power Lines

Infrastructure Could Be the Great Economic Equalizer Infrastructure Could Be the Great Economic Equalizer

If only the Biden administration and Congress had the fortitude and foresight to make it happen.

Mar 16, 2021 / Nomi Prins

These Machines Won’t Kill Fascism: Toward a Militant Progressive Vision for Tech

These Machines Won’t Kill Fascism: Toward a Militant Progressive Vision for Tech These Machines Won’t Kill Fascism: Toward a Militant Progressive Vision for Tech

The left must vie for control over the algorithms, data, and infrastructure that shape our lives.

Jan 29, 2021 / Nantina Vgontzas and Meredith Whittaker

People walk across a pedestrian crossing near the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building adorned with signs promoting the 2020 Olympics.

The Coronavirus Exposes Why the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Should Be Canceled The Coronavirus Exposes Why the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Should Be Canceled

The Tokyo Olympics were already unsafe. Now, they’re even more so.

Mar 4, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

FDR speech 1944

The Greening of the New Deal The Greening of the New Deal

The New Deal succeeded in overcoming the existential threat of the Great Depression. Can the Green New Deal curb a much larger catastrophe?

Oct 18, 2019 / Steve Fraser

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