This piece first appeared in Streetsblog USA. Amtrak is aiming to de-prioritize profitability and focus on radically expanding its service with the help of the next infrastructure bill — and help intercity rail take its rightful place as an essential
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Election Could Reshape Labor Movement A rare contested race for president of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) has given its members a clear choice between a union traditionalist from Boston and a progressive activist who backed massive labor
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Millions of FEMA Dollars Could Go Unspent With thousands sleeping on streets, the Biden Administration’s plan to fund 100% of the cost of temporarily housing them is great news. But cities and counties must seize these federal dollars. And given
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Great Start to 2021 Housing advocates have had a lot to celebrate. President Biden’s Executive Order extended the national eviction moratorium through March and a longer extension with increased tenant protections is on the horizon. In addition, flawed rent relief
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U.S. Will Start Path to End Homelessness (Editor’s Note: This was originally published on January 5. Democrats have since won control of the Senate. Bernie Sanders and Sherrod Brown—both strongly pro-housing progressives— will now chair Budget and Banking respectively. This
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(Ed Note: This piece first appeared in Streetsblog USA. We encourage donations to this great organization) Almost all the climate and congestion benefits of online shopping are wiped out by rush deliveries, a study finds — which could spell disaster
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Local, State, National Activism Made Difference As 2020 ends, forty million tenants could face nonpayment of rent evictions. Republican refusal to pass the Heroes Act has created the worst eviction crisis since the 1930’s. President Biden can use his first
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Student PIRGs New Voter Project Boosts Turnout From civil rights to the environmental movement, young people have historically been at the forefront of pushing the country forward during challenging times. Now is no different. Even with a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic impacting
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