Reposted by Eric CovaRoosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 12/05/2026As suspending the federal gas tax gains traction in Washington, a prescient reminder from our Senior Fellow @pkrugman.bsky.social: gas tax holidays are largely a windfall for producers that barely move prices at the pump for the consumers suffering from inflation. 511467
Reposted by Eric CovaStreetsblog L.A. @streetsblogla.bsky.social · 26/02/2026New #shoupista UCLA report on parking construction costs. Did you know: 👉 avg cost to build underground parking = $73,000 per space ( excluding land cost) 👉 avg cost to build aboveground parking = $52,000 per space 👉 For apartments, required parking adds roughly $50,000-$100,000 per unit 22614
Reposted by Eric CovaMatthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I think it's maybe both true that Ellison is engaged in a classic "overpay for a movie studio because it would be fun to own a movie studio" and also that the consolidation of more and more media in the hands of regime-aligned billionaires is disturbing. 1316720
Reposted by Eric CovaJosh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 26/02/2026Netflix won't counter Ellison's offer. Ladies and gentleman, the full right wing power grab is here and will now be beamed into every home on CBS, CNN, HBO, movies from Warner and Paramount. about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...about.netflix.comNetflix Declines to Raise Offer for Warner Bros. - About Netflix 6445731926
Reposted by Eric CovaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States." 9012920010446
Eric Cova @eicova.bsky.social · 19/06/2025As extreme weather events become more frequent and severe, communities across the US are already seeing population shifts. @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social report offers an actionable framework for building places where everyone can thrive. See the report ⤵️ www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-hu...smartgrowthamerica.org 000
Eric Cova @eicova.bsky.social · 10/06/2025www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...theguardian.comSystems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is realIf everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help 021
Eric Cova @eicova.bsky.social · 04/05/2025LGBTQ people are again treated as second-class citizens in health science and research. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/h...nytimes.comTrump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. HealthNearly half of the N.I.H. grants canceled through early May — together worth more than $800 million — addressed the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found. 010
Reposted by Eric CovaJonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 03/05/2025"In 2020, [Portland, OR] approved building [middle housing] on lots zoned for single family homes... A new report from the City says, it's working. 1,400 new units built in just a few years and each one is $300,000 less expensive than a typical single family home." @nbcnews.com 411722380
Eric Cova @eicova.bsky.social · 22/04/2025A couple weeks ago, I saw Fault Lines, a powerful new doc on the housing crisis. It’s a reminder that while the causes may seem complex, the solution is clear: we need to build more housing—and remove the barriers that stand in the way. Everyone should check it out! youtu.be/VpvIISyaRLAyoutu.beFault Lines: Inside the Housing Crisis [Trailer]YouTube video by Portal A 010
Eric Cova @eicova.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Growing up gay in America is literal satire. What a great piece in @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/o...nytimes.comOpinion | How Hooters Became a Refuge for Young Gay MenMany fathers and grandfathers take their gay sons to the bar. It’s become a place of refuge — and how that happened is a curious story. 000
Reposted by Eric CovaErica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 14/03/2025To End Car Dependency, We Must Change Who Has A Seat At the Table In a guest post, @nondriver.bsky.social says our transit systems should be shaped by people who actually use them. publicola.com/2025/03/14/t...publicola.comTo End Car Dependency, We Must Change Who Has A Seat At the Table - PubliColaBy Anna Zivarts “If you could change one thing to make our communities less car-dependent, what would it be?” That’s… 016146
Eric Cova @eicova.bsky.social · 18/03/2025I find it hard to believe that regular Americans see govt agencies like the EPA as the boogey man. Removing protections for public health has to be broadly concerning and unpopular, no? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/c...nytimes.comTrump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research ArmMore than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development. 000
Reposted by Eric CovaJonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Minimum parking requirements destroy our communities. 🖼️ @parkingreform.org 213038
Reposted by Eric CovaYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 12/03/2025EPA wants to: —Overturn limits on soot from smokestacks & restrictions on emissions of mercury —Eliminate protection of poor, minority communities —No longer consider costs to society from wildfires, droughts, storms that might be made worse by pollution —Erase authority to regulate greenhouse gasesnytimes.comE.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said he would revise or repeal dozens of air, water and climate protections to help industries. 23523
Reposted by Eric CovaMike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 12/03/2025the EPA wants to poison you HUD wants to make you homeless the department of education wants you to be dumb what in the everloving f*ck is going on right now 1017735
Eric Cova @eicova.bsky.social · 07/03/2025“When you see important societal actors — be it university presidents, media outlets, C.E.O.s, mayors, governors — changing their behavior in order to avoid the wrath of the government, that’s a sign that we’ve crossed the line into some form of authoritarianism” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...nytimes.comFearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle ThemselvesPeople say they are intimidated by online attacks from the president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families. 000
Eric Cova @eicova.bsky.social · 28/02/2025I attended a crisis communications training yesterday. One of the speakers left me with a nugget that has been playing in my head since I heard it, and seems particularly important to the moment we're in: To change the narrative, you have to narrate the change. 000
Eric Cova @eicova.bsky.social · 28/02/2025“Over the past month Mr. Trump and his allies have embarked on an expansive crackdown on free expression and disfavored speakers that should be decried not just as hypocritical but also as un-American and unconstitutional.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The MAGA War on SpeechIf only the powerful are free to speak their minds, it’s not free speech. 000
Eric Cova @eicova.bsky.social · 28/02/2025I would love my morning new TikTok style. Give me the top 10 headlines accompanied by a minute or two of content each. 👌 000
Eric Cova @eicova.bsky.social · 27/02/2025It feels like too many people/orgs are paralyzed by fear and not willing to push back. A commitment to racial equity is ok. 110
Eric Cova @eicova.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Only one in five people view DEIA as a negative. Are we really just taking it on the chin that it's ok for millions of dollars in federal grants and contracts to be cancelled because they reference racial equity or something similar? 120
Eric Cova @eicova.bsky.social · 26/01/2025It’s McCarthyism 2.0. Creating a culture of fear and accusations is what this is all about www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/u...nytimes.comTrump’s Moves to Upend Federal Bureaucracy Touch Off Fear and ConfusionAgencies are gripped with uncertainty about how to implement the blizzard of new policies as workers frantically try to assess the impact on their lives. 110