Infrastructure

Pennsylvania residents should be asking tough questions about the state's 40-year contract to privatize bridges.

Handing previous public services over to private corporations, without assessing the full costs, can become a 75-year-long nightmare, as in the case of parking in Chicago, argues Ellen Dannin.

President Barack Obama will give his annual State of the Union address to the American people next week. But what is the state of our union?

Keystone XL or local infrastructure: What government budget priorities best reflect democratic concerns and create long-term jobs?

Language in boilerplate contracts and the advice of advisers with conflicts of interest often serve to favor privatization of public services, such as highway construction, which can cost taxpayers …

The US has a long history of big, publicly funded infrastructure projects undermined by inadequate taxation and a lurch to privatization that is disastrous.

When Allentown, Pennsylvania, rented its water and waste systems for 50 years this August, it was fortunate to find a public partner with closely aligned interests. Yet some of …

The President offered Republicans a corporate tax reform plan that gives them everything they want.

A true partner for rebuilding America can be found in the untapped potential of workers' vast pension fund assets.

Can the Federal Reserve be remade into a transparent, democratic institution?