The US Spends $4M To Train One Syrian Rebel: What Else Could That Buy?

The U.S. government continues to spend billions funding foreign wars and destabilizing the Middle East while America struggles to make ends meet domestically.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Syrian rebels attend a training session in Maaret Ikhwan near Idlib, Syria.

WASHINGTON --- A U.S. government official recently revealed the shocking ineffectiveness of millions spent on U.S. plans to train Syrian rebels, while in the United States inequality worsens, national infrastructure crumbles, major cities like Detroit suffer from economic collapse, and student debt and inequality continue to careen out of

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From Gardens To Garish Graffiti, People Get Creative With Failing Infrastructure

As infrastructure crumbles, activists are taking creative measures to draw attention to potholes, one of the most visible signs of the lack of investment in American and European roads.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell
In Manchester, England, an activist has taken to the streets to get potholes fixed.

In Manchester, England, an activist has taken to the streets to get potholes fixed. The ancient tradition of penis graffiti is directing fresh attention to the problem of failing infrastructure. The pothole is a common annoyance for drivers, especially in parts of the United States which are just warming up after a cold, icy winter. Some

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Fixing America’s Crumbling Infrastructure Goes Beyond Economics

Infrastructure is the lifeblood not just of the American economy, but of American life. How much longer can we pretend it’s not a problem that it’s falling apart?

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

It’s no secret the nation’s infrastructure is crumbling. Toledo’s water supply was discovered to be tainted with toxic algae on Aug. 2, and on July 31, Los Angeles endured a major water pipeline break in the Eagle Hill neighborhood two days after a rupture on Sunset Boulevard flooded the University of California, Los Angeles with more than 20

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Tesla Station To Bring Electric Cars To Wyoming

In an effort to make cross-country electric car travel feasible, Tesla is putting charging stations in the the middle of the continent.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

LUSK, Wyo. (AP) — In the least populated county in the least populated state, old Ford and Chevy pickup trucks roam — and rule — the roads. Finding a Tesla, the sleek and pricey all-electric car, around these ranching towns is about as likely as spotting the mythical jackalope. And yet, one day last month, a Model S sedan pulled quietly in at

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