http://www.progress.org Independent alternative news daily. en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:13:00 GMT editor@progress.org webmaster@progress.org Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:13:00 GMT Land prices (AKA home prices) are down, yet two cities want some land rent to fund services. Is there enough? http://www.progress.org/2009/landrent.htm http://www.progress.org/2009/landrent.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:43:08 GMT Urban Update. Where trips are shorter, citizens are safer, own more site value, and use less fuel. No subsidies needed. http://www.progress.org/2009/walkable.htm http://www.progress.org/2009/walkable.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:09:57 GMT Can this continue? Households pay less tax governments pay benefits while being unemployed hurts more than before. http://www.progress.org/2009/jobless.htm http://www.progress.org/2009/jobless.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:31:21 GMT The so-called market has lost popular support, but what's so markety about insiders winning billions in subsidies? http://www.progress.org/2009/capital.htm http://www.progress.org/2009/capital.htm Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:57:49 GMT For most of us, jobs are the only way to claim wealth. So why do we make them scarce, asks Sr. Editor Fred Foldvary. http://www.progress.org/2009/fold639.htm http://www.progress.org/2009/fold639.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:41:04 GMT Green Update. More than a third of species are pushed to extinction as our eco-concern is used to open up tax loopholes. http://www.progress.org/2009/extinct.htm http://www.progress.org/2009/extinct.htm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:21:18 GMT Two stalwarts of the single-payer movement (Conyers and Kucinich) split their votes on the House bill; which was right? http://www.progress.org/2009/housebil.htm http://www.progress.org/2009/housebil.htm Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:57:16 GMT Some Eastern Europeans 20 years later miss the days of material security before open elections worsened cronyism. http://www.progress.org/2009/berlin.htm http://www.progress.org/2009/berlin.htm Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:34:42 GMT Americans owe trillions in taxes if the US is to pay its debts. Meanwhile, the very rich bid records for some Manhattan. http://www.progress.org/2009/stimulus.htm http://www.progress.org/2009/stimulus.htm Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:51:02 GMT Do things have value or do people value things (inc. themselves)? Sr Editor Fred Foldvary clarifies the question and answer. http://www.progress.org/2009/fold638.htm http://www.progress.org/2009/fold638.htm Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:20:45 GMT Four out of five doctors agree -- practicing medicine on rich people in rich communities is much more rewarding. http://www.progress.org/2009/doctor.htm http://www.progress.org/2009/doctor.htm Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:43:23 GMT Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, data suggest; fresh food does just the opposite. http://www.progress.org/2009/process.htm http://www.progress.org/2009/process.htm