Courts & Law

Elon Musk and the Agency That Tried To Regulate SpaceX

Heather Vogell / ProPublica Feb 13, 2025 The DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which fined and grounded SpaceX. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Musk’s Face on your Money?

Jeff Koterba Feb 6, 2025 Dig deeper

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The Year Ahead With Trump in Washington

Adam Zyglis Jan 6, 2025 Dig deeper

Business & Economy

Crypto Is All-In on this Election Cycle

Freddy Brewster / The Lever Aug 1, 2024 The crypto industry is spending big this year's election to sway policy in their favor — and this is what they want. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Politics

Project 2025’s Extreme Vision for the West

Michelle Nijhuis, Erin X. Wong / High Country News Jul 26, 2024 The demolition of public lands, water and wildlife protections are part of conservatives’ plan for a second Trump term. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Regulating Women

John Darkow Mar 20, 2023 Dig deeper

End PG&E’s Reign of Error With a Hostile Takeover

Greg Palast / Truthdig Nov 6, 2019 Who would head up such a takeover? The public. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Is Facebook Betting Big on Brexit?

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute May 13, 2019 The social media giant's decision to expand its operations in London may hold important clues about the future of the British economy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Reich Exposes One of the Right’s Favorite Cons

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 10, 2018 Deregulation is just another form of trickle-down economics in which the gains go to the top and the rest of us bear all the risk. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Andrew Wheeler Is No ‘Less Evil’ Than Scott Pruitt, Just ‘More Patient’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2018 On "Late Night with Seth Meyers," the host checks in on the acting Environmental Protection Agency chief, a man Politico recently said "should scare anyone who breathes." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Ghosts of ‘New Democrats’ Are Haunting Us

Norman Solomon / Truthdig May 1, 2018 A fundamental battle for democracy is in progress—a conflict over superdelegates to the Democratic Party's national convention in 2020. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

A Wide-Open Door for Pesticide Lobbyists at the Agriculture Department

Robert Faturechi / ProPublica, and Danielle Ivory / The New York Times Nov 15, 2017 One former lobbyist now leads the department's deregulatory team, and visitor logs show old ties remain strong. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )