‘Fix the Damn Roads’: How Democrats in Purple and Red States Win
An intriguing breed of enterprising Democratic governors have had success where it’s by no means guaranteed. This is how they did it.
On Mexico’s Border, an Architect Takes Small Steps to the Future
With her library, senior center, markets and sports complexes, Fernanda Canales is bringing a sense of community, beauty and safety to underserved towns.
Inside the Massive Repair Shops Where Subway Cars Go for a Makeover
An in-depth look at the process that overhauls every single wheel, motor, brake, axel, wire and door on every car in the New York City system.
ISO-New England issues Forward Capacity Auction results starting in June 2027
(Wed, 28 Feb 2024) ISO-New England (ISONE) earlier this month issued the results of its Forward Capacity Auction (FCA) #18, covering commitment period June 2027 to May 2028. Under FCA #18 ISONE secured resource commitments of 31,556 megawatts (MW), or nearly the same as the 31,370 MW cleared in FCA #17. About 2,000 MW less capacity cleared the past two auctions compared with the 33,956 MW cleared in FCA #14, which is the current commitment period of June 2023 to May 2024.
As China Expands Its Hacking Operations, a Vulnerability Emerges
New revelations underscore the degree to which China has ignored, or evaded, U.S. efforts to curb its extensive computer infiltration efforts.
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.
Can the Olympics Rejuvenate One of France’s Poorest Corners?
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.