Biden’s Speech as Convention Begins
Readers react to his speech and offer advice for the Democrats. Also: G.O.P. After Trump; funding for maintenance; taxing tips; imperfect summer.
Why Amtrak’s Equipment Keeps Breaking Down: Some of It Is 100 Years Old
An explosion at a substation in June caused just one in a series of disruptions along the Northeast Corridor this summer. Upgrades would come at enormous cost and take more than a decade.
To Solve Its Housing Crisis, Britain Turns to an Old Idea: New Towns
By reviving an idea from the 1940s, the Labour Party government is hoping to overcome the development hurdles that have plagued previous efforts with a plan to build new communities.
Egypt Country Analysis Brief
(Tue, 13 Aug 2024) Egypt is a significant and geographically important hydrocarbon producer. Egypt received a substantial boost to its natural gas production in the mid-2010s when major offshore fields, such as the Zohr field, were developed. Egypt operates the Suez Canal and the Suez-Mediterranean (SUMED) Pipeline; both of which are crucial midstream infrastructure for international energy markets. Egypt has also sought to position itself as the regional export hub for LNG. Egypt is the only country in the Eastern Mediterranean region with operational LNG export capacity.
Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games Planners See Economic Upside
The 2028 Games will be the third for Los Angeles as host, but it will be a challenge to repeat the success of 1984.
Los Angeles Has Promised a ‘Car-Free’ Olympics in 2028. Can It Do It?
The countdown is on for the city, which will host the next Summer Games and is working on transit upgrades to accommodate hundreds of thousands of visitors.
7 Years After ‘Summer of Hell,’ NYC Subway Is Approaching Another Crisis
The suspension of congestion pricing has put off critically needed repairs to New York City’s transit network. Experts say the system hangs by a thread.
Charleston Exhales After a ‘Really Close Call’ With Dangerous Flooding
The historic coastal city floods easily, but officials have upgraded infrastructure in recent years to try to prevent the worst.
After French Rail Sabotage, Some See Signs of a Murky ‘Ultraleft’
Experts say the arson attacks before the opening of the Paris Olympics bear the hallmarks of insurrectionary anarchists opposed to the state.
We Might Have to Pump the Great Lakes to California to Feed America
The United States has no plan for the disruptions that will befall our food systems as critical water supplies dwindle.