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Publisher: The Intercept
2023-02-22Years Before East Palestine Disaster, Congressional Allies of Rail Industry Blocked Safety Regulations
In 2015, Senator John Thune sponsored a bill to push back the deadline for the implementation of electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes on rail cars carrying oil or other hazardous liquids, citing a need for more data. However, Thune’s ...In 2015, Senator John Thune sponsored a bill to push back the deadline for the implementation of electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes on rail cars carrying oil or other hazardous liquids, citing a need for more data. However, Thune’s ... -
Publisher: The Intercept
2022-04-28No Labels to Host Billionaire Gathering With Sen. Joe Manchin in Los Angeles
Manchin is one of the most prominent members of No Labels, a political action committee largely funded by finance industry leaders that rallied moderate members of both parties to oppose President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better package of reforms.Manchin is one of the most prominent members of No Labels, a political action committee largely funded by finance industry leaders that rallied moderate members of both parties to oppose President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better package of reforms. -
Publisher: The Intercept
2022-03-12Putins Endgame Is Not a Mystery. It is Regime Survival.
The post draws parallels between the actions of Vladimir Putin in Ukraine in 2022 and those of Slobodan Milošević in Bosnia in 1992, highlighting similarities in military aggression, resistance faced, economic impact due to sanctions, and propagan...The post draws parallels between the actions of Vladimir Putin in Ukraine in 2022 and those of Slobodan Milošević in Bosnia in 1992, highlighting similarities in military aggression, resistance faced, economic impact due to sanctions, and propagan... -
Publisher: The Intercept
2021-12-21Jayapal Defends Breaking From Progressive Two-Track Strategy on Build Back Better
Here is a great example that progressives caucus, as the name implies, stands for progress and is willing to compromise to move forward. The resistance and deception is often on the entrenched powers at be, with their paid representatives in congress...Here is a great example that progressives caucus, as the name implies, stands for progress and is willing to compromise to move forward. The resistance and deception is often on the entrenched powers at be, with their paid representatives in congress... -
Publisher: The Intercept
2021-12-20Joe Manchin Is Faking His Fears of Inflation
Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced on Fox News that he could not support President Biden’s Build Back Better bill, citing concerns about inflation. Manchin’s statement contradicts earlier remarks and data from the Penn Wharton Budg...Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced on Fox News that he could not support President Biden’s Build Back Better bill, citing concerns about inflation. Manchin’s statement contradicts earlier remarks and data from the Penn Wharton Budg... -
Publisher: The Intercept
2021-09-17Intelligence Contract Funneled to Pro-War Think Tank Establishment
When we hear reports that the Afghanistan war costs the tax payers 2 trillion dollars, we need to ask who collected that money. Reports like this one show that most of the money is paid to American contractors!When we hear reports that the Afghanistan war costs the tax payers 2 trillion dollars, we need to ask who collected that money. Reports like this one show that most of the money is paid to American contractors! -
Publisher: The Intercept
2021-09-01Over Two Decades, U.S.s Global War on Terror Has Taken Nearly 1 Million Lives and Cost $8 Trillion
The staggering economic costs of the war on terror pale in comparison to the direct human impact, measured in people killed, wounded, and driven from their homes. The Costs of War Project’s latest estimates hold that 897,000 to 929,000 people have ...The staggering economic costs of the war on terror pale in comparison to the direct human impact, measured in people killed, wounded, and driven from their homes. The Costs of War Project’s latest estimates hold that 897,000 to 929,000 people have ... -
Publisher: The Intercept
2021-08-29The Great American Science Heist
The story on how the government lost control on the research they paid for and allowed private entities to monopolize and profit from public goods. This is how corporations are benefiting from public funds to enrichThe story on how the government lost control on the research they paid for and allowed private entities to monopolize and profit from public goods. This is how corporations are benefiting from public funds to enrich
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