Articles by Philip Bump
Philip Bump wrote about the news for Gristmill. He now writes for The Atlantic Wire.
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Republican convention flooded with corporate money
A big storm has hit Tampa after all: Hurricane Benjamins.
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Miners’ mandatory attendance at Romney rally cost them a day’s pay
Coal miners in Ohio really got the shaft when Romney came to town.
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New York’s fracking war: Activists rally in Albany; Bloomberg tries to make fracking cleaner
Hundreds protest against fracking in the state capital, while New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg makes a $6 million grant to the Environmental Defense Fund to help make fracking more eco-friendly.
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Why does mass transit in the U.S. cost so much more to build than in other countries?
Basically because we rely too heavily on contractors, allow too much time for construction, and insist on extravagant stations.
