Rethinking How We Fund the Arts in America
Responses to an essay that suggested treating cultural spaces like infrastructure. Also: U.S. Steel; immigration; a no-victims defense; a shadow government.
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Officials hope an Olympic Village can transform a Paris suburb known for poverty and crime. But big plans have failed before.
Neither Trumpism Nor Bidenomics Has an Answer to Inflation
A post-neoliberal agenda, tilted left or right, has no answer whatsoever to inflation.
Iraq Country Analysis Brief
(Wed, 14 Feb 2024) Iraq holds some of the worldâs largest oil reserves and is the second-largest producer in OPEC after Saudi Arabia. Although Iraq intends to increase its crude oil production capacity, Iraqâs export infrastructure is constrained and midstream projects are often delayed because of insufficient investment and bureaucratic hurdles. In addition, Turkey stopped crude oil flows from northern Iraq through the Iraq-to-Turkey pipeline in March 2023, which has severely limited northern Iraqâs crude oil exports.
To Save Museums, Fund Them Like Highways
Midsize cultural venues are teetering on the brink. To save them, we need to fund them like other forms of essential infrastructure.
China Keeps Building Stadiums in Africa. But at What Cost?
This year’s Africa Cup of Nations, like several previous editions, played out in Chinese-built arenas. It will end with familiar questions about their legacy.
‘New York New Jersey’ Got the World Cup Final. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Officials are already preparing for the logistical challenge of hosting eight games of the immensely popular soccer tournament at MetLife Stadium.
Big Companies Cashed In on Mississippi’s Water. Small Towns Paid the Price.
They vowed to fix water woes and save cities millions. But a Times investigation found the deals racked up debt and left many worse off than before.
Albert K. Butzel, Lawyer and Protector of the Hudson, Dies at 85
He led grass-roots lawsuits that defeated plans for Westway on Manhattan’s waterfront and a Storm King power plant. His legacy also includes the city’s Hudson River Park.
Albert K. Butzel, Lawyer and Protector of the Hudson, Dies at 85
He led grass-roots lawsuits that defeated plans for Westway on Manhattan’s waterfront and a Storm King power plant. His legacy also includes the city’s Hudson River Park.