BYD wants to make more buses in the U.S.
Stella Li, president of BYD Motors, talks about the company’s plans to increase its production capacity for electric buses and cars in the U.S.
The great Los Angeles revolt against cars
Our work is “kind of a big-picture, modern Marshall Plan for Los Angeles,” says Madeline Janis, executive director of Jobs to Move America.
Metro bus fleet to go entirely electric
The Metro Board of Directors Thursday approved a plan to transition its entire bus fleet to be 100 percent electric by 2030, a bold move that requires the purchase of more than 2,200 vehicles and continuous advancements in technology.
Can Trump succeed where Reagan failed?
Determined to stamp out sanctuary cities, Trump and congressional Republicans plod on, but the anti-apartheid battles of the 1980s demonstrate that such movements are easily cowed by presidents.
Reagan vs. cities: the battle over South African apartheid and lessons for the Trump era
The report “Reagan vs. Cities: The 20th Century Battle Over South African Apartheid & Lessons For The Trump Era” provides historical examples of how cities and states can wield power in the face of threats of retaliation for local policies
Applying lessons from the anti-apartheid era to today
With Donald Trump’s on-going threats to cut off federal funding to sanctuary cities, some activists are looking to the past for lessons learned under President Reagan. Anti-Apartheid activists in the 1980s faced similar threats of cuts to federal funds under
A new divestment movement against Trump gears up
Jobs to Move America is releasing a report on June 27 that details this fight between Reagan and cities over apartheid and how it mirrors current battles with the Trump administration over issues like sanctuary status for immigrants. Two cities
The Century Foundation on why manufacturing jobs are worth saving
According to Jobs to Move America, just 27 percent of manufacturing jobs belong to women — most of which are administrative positions. Only seven percent of middle-skilled manufacturing positions are held by women.
Women can build: the power of transportation investment
Electrician, welder, technician. These are all jobs traditionally held by men, although that is starting to change slowly. Last week, influential women leaders led a keynote panel discussion entitled “Women Can Build: The Power of Transportation Investment” at the Women’s
When cities fought the feds over apartheid
Jobs to Move America researchers combed through thousands of pages of documents—legal memos, policy guidances, court briefings, and correspondence between companies and the Reagan administration—to piece together the story of how cities rose up against the federal government in joining