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A Broken PROMESA on Puerto Rico's Economic Recovery

By: Nick Zaiac - @NickZaiac - Jul 6, 2016, 3:08 pm

Last week, President Barack Obama signed the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, or PROMESA. The bill is…

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Who Will Build the Roads? Soon, Not the US Government

By: Nick Zaiac - @NickZaiac - May 19, 2016, 12:08 pm

A generation or two into the future, people will look back on the 21st century in amazement that nearly every piece…

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Puerto Rico Lurches Toward Default with No Solution in Sight

By: Nick Zaiac - @NickZaiac - May 3, 2016, 9:55 am

This must have been what Robinson Crusoe felt like. Tossed upon an unknown shore in a storm, waking up to…

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Regulating Concentrates Is Next Big Hurdle for Legal Marijuana

By: Nick Zaiac - @NickZaiac - Apr 12, 2016, 5:48 pm

Times are changing in the world of American marijuana policy. The DEA recently announced it would consider rescheduling the drug over…

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Fixing Public Policy for the Millennial Generation

By: Nick Zaiac - @NickZaiac - Apr 1, 2016, 11:09 am

It’s time to take a cold, hard look at the failures of the 20th century’s public policy decisions. The War…

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US Public Transport Is a Disaster, and Urban Planners Are to Blame

By: Nick Zaiac - @NickZaiac - Mar 15, 2016, 1:36 pm

The story is old by now. Washington D.C. Metrorail users faced a nightmare in the wake of yet another fire on…