Blueprint America - The Ride: Elana Schor (Part One)
The Big Fix
"The Big Fix" examines what policy makers and politicians in Washington, including President Barack Obama, mean when they say that rebuilding our crumbling highways and bridges, leaky water systems and other vital lifelines stimulates the economy and generates jobs. Will fixing our infrastructure...
Air date: 12/31/2008
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Driven to Despair
With gas prices spiking and home values crumbling, the American working class dream of a cheap commute to work from ever-appreciating houses on the fringes of suburbia has become more like an American nightmare. NOW on PBS, with Blueprint America, examines this crisis through the example of...
Air date: 10/10/2008
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The Crises
Eric Rauchway, professor of history at the University of California, Davis, makes the case that it was the Civil War set the stage for the Transcontinental Railroad; that it was the Great Depression that made possible the public works projects of the New Deal. But, will the current American crisis...
Air date: 01/15/2010
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Financial Meltdown Hurts Public Transit
Amid the country's economic crisis, some public transit agencies have found themselves linked to complex financial deals that have since soured. Rick Karr reports on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
Air date: 03/10/2009
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The Power House
Detroit has emptied -- built for 2 million people, it now has half that number. Nearly one-third of the land is unused, and some 80,000 homes are vacant. Still, one local couple sees potential. They are building the 'Power House'.
Air date: 01/25/2010
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