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July 19, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Tech CEO Offers Trash Defense for Global Microsoft Outage
The CEO of CrowdStrike took no responsibility for the largest IT outage in history.
June 27, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Pete Buttigieg Obliterates House Republican’s Racist Conspiracy
Representative Mike Collins tried to blame the Norfolk Southern train derailment on DEI.
March 15, 2023
Prem Thakker
Instead of Fixing an Already Broken Industry, Government Approves Another Rail Merger
The merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern comes as East Palestine, Ohio, is still recovering from a disastrous train derailment.
February 24, 2023
Alex Shephard
Republicans Won the East Palestine Messaging War Because Democrats Never Showed Up for Battle
But here’s how Biden, Buttigieg, and the rest of the party can take control of the narrative about the train disaster in Ohio.
February 22, 2023
Alex Shephard
On Fox News, the Cynicism Is the Point
Tucker Carlson and his coworkers don’t care about the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio—except as a means to push a deranged narrative about Democrats.
February 18, 2023
Jason Linkins
Did the Media Get Derailed in East Palestine, Ohio?
Critics who have blasted the press for ignoring the Norfolk Southern disaster have missed the mark, but not by much.
February 16, 2023
Prem Thakker
Norfolk Southern Trail Derails in Detroit, Michigan, Days After Crisis in Ohio
This is a sign of our failing infrastructure.
February 14, 2023
Timothy Noah
Here’s What Happens When Two Crew Members Are Operating 141 Freight Cars
Did a shortage of rail workers cause the Ohio toxic-freight derailment? I’m guessing yes.
February 4, 2021
Mike Pearl
Could “Amtrak Joe” Revolutionize Public Transport?
If Joe Biden wants to expand the railway, he’ll have to learn from historical failures.
May 13, 2015
Rebecca Leber
House Republicans Aim to Cut Amtrak Funding the Day After Philadelphia Derailment
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