Infrastructure Read

China’s Cities Are Buried in Debt, but They Keep Shoveling It On

China has long pursued growth by public spending, even after the payoff has faded. Cities stuck with the bill are still spending — and cutting essential services.

Meet the Xi Jinping Loyalist Now Overseeing China’s Economy

He Lifeng’s long career in government has spanned the extremes of China’s approach, from the early embrace of small business in the 1980s to today’s tighter state control.

As Zelensky Visits Kherson, World Bank Says Ukraine Needs $411 Billion to Rebuild

The bank released a significantly higher figure as European Union leaders approved plans to provide Kyiv with one million artillery shells over the next 12 months.

A Broken Pipe in Jackson Left Residents Without Drinking Water

As a water shortage ballooned into a crisis in Jackson, Miss., the leak grew bigger and bigger, gouging out a swimming pool-size crater in the earth.

Why Are Public Restrooms Still So Rare?

Cities in the U.S. and elsewhere have made strides, but challenges remain.

Biden Warns That Climate Change Could Upend Federal Spending Programs

A chapter in the new Economic Report of the President focuses on the growing risks to people and businesses from rising temperatures, and the government’s role in adapting to them.