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Reconnect America is the new podcast from Solutionary Rail that presents a creative yet common sense vision for U.S. railroads. It weaves together the genius of community and technical experts, workers and policymakers, advocates and scholars. Reconnect America reflects a decade of research, writing, and advocacy aimed at illuminating the ways in which the U.S. rail system can be harnessed to better service public interests and to address 21st century problems.Reconnect America is hosted by Bill Moyer, co-author of the book Solutionary Rail: A People-powered Campaign to Electrify America’s Railroads and Open Corridors to a Clean Energy Future.Please help us keep the podcast ads-free and without paywalls by making a tax-deductible donation at SolutionaryRail.org. solutionaryrail.substack.com
Solutionary Rail hosts Reconnect America, a society show with 32 episodes published.
“In the 10 years from 1970 to 1980, America’s relationship to its railroads underwent a profound reorientation of purpose, a paradigm shift that—if we examine it carefully—helps us understand and interpret the circumstan
The audio-only player above features a version of the discussion that has been edited for clarity and brevity. Watch the full, unedited video recording of the panel here: Dear Friends, Last week, Solutionary Rail welcome
Dear Friends, This conversation rounds out a trio of interviews that explore the 46-year aftermath of the deregulatory Staggers Act. Our guest is Arnav Rao, who serves as a transportation policy analyst at the Open Marke
Dear friends, We have been exploring the effects of the deregulatory interventions that the U.S. implemented from 1970 to 1980—extraordinary measures that aimed to rescue railroad corporations and keep the infrastructure
Dear friends, As we gear up for the release of Episodes 5 and 6 of Reconnect America, we wanted to share some of the conversations that have been guiding us toward a deeper understanding of the last 46 years of U.S. rail
Earlier this month, I reached out to Jess Conard in the hopes of interviewing her for the Reconnect America podcast. I hardly expected that just a few days later we would be meeting face-to-face—along with my friend Beka
Earlier this month, I reached out to Jess Conard in the hopes of interviewing her for the Reconnect America podcast. I hardly expected that just a few days later we would be meeting face-to-face—along with my friend Beka
Though the railroad industry was deregulated in 1980, the public was always supposed to retain access to rail service that it could rely upon at a competitive price. That promise has been broken, and Wall Street is only
We recently released Episode Four of our main Reconnect America series. It explores in depth the story of the unique U.S. experiment in private ownership of the critical national infrastructure that railroads constitute,
Rail systems around the world are mostly owned and operated by the public. But the U.S. has only ever flirted with public ownership, and mostly in moments where this seemed like the only way to preserve a functional rail
Thursday’s Senate Commerce Committee confirmation hearing should have never happened. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) nominee that appeared is meant to replace the illegally fired vice chair Alvin Brown,
Wow, we interact with a lot of activists and advocates. What’s fascinating about this conversation is that amongst all of our guests thus far—Byron Porter is uniquely industry-adjacent. He brings together history, regula
In the coming year or so, the Surface Transportation Board will determine whether to approve or block Union Pacific’s $85-billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern. This signals an attempt by Wall Street to squeeze yet mor
I hope you'll take some time this Labor Day weekend to listen to my conversation with former Congressman Peter DeFazio, aka Tiger of the House (an honorific and comparison with the great Oregon Senator Wayne Morse, the T
Greg Regan is president of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO. He has been an outspoken advocate in defense of workers and shippers over the last several years, as Class I railroads have made deeps
Phillip Longman is Senior Editor at Washington Monthly and Policy Director at the Open Markets Institute. He has also written for publications like Foreign Affairs, the Atlantic, and the New York Times Magazine. Last Oct
Basel Musharbash is principal attorney at Antimonopoly Counsel, where he practices antimonopoly and trade regulation law. By taking on corporate power, his work on behalf of farmers, small businesses, and workers seeks t
Bill Hutchison and Ed D’Amato are co-founders and co-chairs of the Lakeshore Rail Alliance, a coalition of seven passenger rail advocacy organizations across six states in the Great Lakes Region, working to revitalize se
As you may have seen, we recently published Episode 3 of our main Reconnect America series. It delves into the creation of Amtrak in 1970 and investigates why Amtrak failed to preserve the robust passenger rail system th
Solutionary Rail used our monthly Hive Call with folks around the country as an opportunity to have a discussion with three of the nationally recognized passenger rail champions we featured in Episode 3: * John Robert Sm
John Strong
Associate Professor, Chief Diversity and Equity Officer · Niagara County Community College
1 appearance on this show
Tom White
Co-Founder and Brand Director · Weird Video Games
3 appearances on this show
Jess Conard
Rail Watch
1 appearance on this show
Peter DeFazio
Former Congress
1 appearance on this show
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