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All close together now
A post-petroleum American dream |
Jon Rynn |
13 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| 'This craziness is not sustainable,' concludes The New York Times op-ed columnist Bob Herbert, and he's talking about the economy, not the environment. He continues: Without an educated and empowered work force, without sustained investment in the infrastructure and technologies that foster long-term employment, and without a system of taxation that can actually pay for the services provided by government, the American dream as we know it will expire. And without pet ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, cars, energy, placemaking, public transportation, urban planning (all these topics) |
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