The rising smoke cloud after authorities released chemicals from a train derailment as seen from the ground in a nearby neighborhood.

Rail-Lobbyist-Turned-Senator Could Block Train Safety Bill

JULIA ROCK, JORDAN UHL, AND MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM-COOK | THE LEVER

March 10, 2023

Members of the LGBTQ+ community and supporters protest FL Gov Ron DeSantis

DeSantis’s Attack On Education Pulls From The Fascist Playbook

HENRY A. GIROUX | LA PROGRESSIVE

March 4, 2023

A pile of money partially obscured by darkness

Dark Money Is Taking On An Even Bigger Role In Congress

DAVID MOORE | SLUDGE

March 2, 2023

a derailed train off its tracks

Rail Lobbyists Are Targeting DC Politicos With Ads Touting Safety

ANDREW PEREZ | THE LEVER

March 2, 2023

Person holding cellphone with logo of crowdfunding platform company GoFundMe on screen in front of business webpage. Focus on phone display. Unmodified photo.

When Will Congress Vote To Condemn The Horrors Of Capitalism?

ROB LARSON | CURRENT AFFAIRS

March 1, 2023

Joe Biden takes a selfie with voters during a town hall campaign stop.

Biden Is Playing Favorites With Megadonors In A Patent Dispute

DAVID MOORE | SLUDGE

February 25, 2023

Pete Buttigieg looks at something off camera

Pete Buttigieg Is Handing Republicans A Win On Train Derailments

JEET HEER | THE NATION

February 20, 2023

Sen Joseph McCarthy speaking at a Congressional hearing

Republicans Really Want To Create Another Red Scare

STEVE FRASER | TOM DISPATCH

February 18, 2023

US President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walk together along the Rose Garden colonnade at the White House in Washington

Lula Knows That There’s No Compromising With The Far Right

CRAIG JOHNSON | JACOBIN

February 15, 2023

Kevin McCarthy accepts gavel as speaker of the house 2023

Sorry, Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy Is Not A “Decent Man”: Today’s GOP Are Fascists, Not Your Friends

CHAUNCEY DEVEGA | SALON

February 6, 2023