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    Progressives’ ranks — and plans — expand after midterms

    https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3731453-progressives-ranks-and-plans-expand-after-midterms/ BY HANNA TRUDO - 11/13/22 7:00 AM ET Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel, via AP Democratic candidate for Florida’s 10th Congressional District Maxwell Frost speaks as he celebrates with...
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    Alternatives to Police and Prisons: Activists Share How to Better Address Violence

    https://www.teenvogue.com/story/alternatives-to-police-prisons "Punitive systems only create more cycles of trauma and violence.” BY TEEN VOGUE STAFF PHOTOGRAPHY BY NYIA SISSAC AUGUST 18, 2022 The backlash against criminal justice reform is in full swing. The progressive district attorney...
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    The age of ‘the car is king’ is over. The sooner we accept that, the better

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/30/car-is-king-accidents-pollution-road-vehicles-public-transport Tue 30 Aug 2022 03.00 EDT Last modified on Tue 30 Aug 2022 13.35 EDT John Vidal Accidents and pollution are making road vehicles untenable. With public transport and...
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    One of Europe’s Smallest Nations Tries a Big Idea: Free Public Transit

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-07/inside-luxembourg-s-experiment-with-free-public-transit Since 2020, residents of Luxembourg have been able to ride trains and buses throughout the country without buying tickets. Is the policy paying off? Luxembourg launched a tram service...
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    Please move your car so we can keep streets clean, safe & healthy.

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    The Official Coli International Infrastructure/Public works appreciation/unappreciation thread.

    Post infrastructure news, public works policy changes, general improvements or incompetence by public agencies. Meme's are welcome too.
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    The highway where trucks work like electric trains

    In Lübeck, Germany, there's one of several eHighway test projects: overhead catenary wires, where electric trucks with pantographs can pull power directly from the grid. Thanks to everyone who gave so much time to make this video possible! More about the eHighway: eHighway.SH - english Version -...
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    A Public Option for Jobs - Federal Job Guarantee

    For you finance and public policy wonks. Introduced by Duke University Economics professor William "Sandy" Darity. Viewer's Digest: Proposed plan mandates effective Universal Minimum Wage and ensures everyone will have an opportunity to hold jobs with guaranteed number of hours. Current...
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