Morning Journal--The shame of a crumbling infrastructure

Economics

   This Week’s Data

            October business inventories were up 0.2% versus expectations of up 0.3%; sales fell 0.1%.

            November PPI fell 0.2% versus estimates of down 0.1%; ex food and energy, it was flat versus forecasts of +0.1%.

   Other

           

Politics

  Domestic

The shame of a crumbling infrastructure (medium):

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-12-11/the-shame-of-americas-rotting-roads

  International

            Michael Hudson on US foreign policy (medium):

            http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/12/michael-hudson-u-s-new-cold-war-policy-backfired.html