The Elegy of Hater #2
This is Brad Walker's final blog piece reflecting on his career path that has spanned several countries, multiple non-profits, and...
It Takes Two Sides to Debate, But Only One Side to Dictate
By B. A. Walker, Rivers Director September 21, 2016 PDF Version The Politics of the Missouri River The Letter On...
The self-proclaimed Congressional “river guy”?
By Brad Walker, Rivers Director April 29, 2015 PDF Version Introduction: Why river restoration needs watchdogging What happens when...
A River of Special Interests Entitlement
By Brad Walker, Rivers Director January 5, 2015 PDF Version The issue of 2011 flooding was in the news again,...
River Barge Industry Vies for Subsidy Leadership with Space Travel
By Brad Walker, Rivers Director December 17, 2014 PDF Version 2014 has been a very good year for the most...
Has Congress become better stewards of our rivers over the last 100 years?
By Brad Walker, Rivers Director September 4, 2014 For those not familiar with the Water Resources Development Act, it is...
Nefarious Connections
By Brad Walker, Rivers Director July 11, 2014 Illustrations and other contributions by Joe Mohr Full Article (pdf) 1. Introduction...
Depression Decisions: Bad Decision Driver?
Written by Brad Walker, Rivers Director November 26, 2013 Ever since the “Great Recession” began in 2009 I have wondered...
River Roils: Political Pandering, Perennial Whack-a-mole, Collateral Damage, and Payouts
Written by Brad Walker, Rivers Director July 18, 2013 Special interest politics and the abuse of power by politicians surprise...
U.S. Senate Creates New Recipe for Pork: The Water Resources Development Act
Written by Brad Walker, Rivers Director July 10, 2013 The New WRDA: A dysfunctional and effective method of wealth distribution...