Department of Transportation

February’s inflation report looks good at first glance. But dig deeper and you’ll see that Musk making flying dangerous is the cause.

Since the start of the Trump administration, there have been no less than 50 aviation disasters, killing a total of 151 people. The American Airlines crash at Reagan National Airport marked the first fatal commercial crash since 2009. This tracker will be continuously updated to reflect any further cuts to these federal agencies, as well as any aviation-related disasters. 

The memos, which cover a broad range of themes, including disaster and emergency management, labor, housing, transportation, financial regulation and more, highlight the myriad ways the former president and his cast of conflicted appointees prioritized corporate interests while jeopardizing the health, safety and wellbeing of the American people.

This week’s Hack Watch recaps some economic stories you may have missed, plus our initial reaction to Biden’s big speech.

Biden has yet to visit East Palestine but is expected to do so this month. When he does, he should denounce Norfolk Southern’s avarice from the site of the train wreck.

RDP Founder and Executive Director Jeff Hauser joined The American Prospect’s Holiday Telethon to discuss airline regulation, ethics and good governance, and more.

As negotiations to prevent a government shutdown heat up once again, Democratic and Republican Representatives in the House are poised to make a play on agency resources.

The underfunded agency overseeing tens of thousands of miles of dangerous pipelines has not had an official leadership for years.

Unfortunately, America’s rail workers are all too familiar with the consequences of how the railroad industry has been operated over the past 30 years. Precision scheduled railroading (PSR) has made the difference. PSR is a business model focused on reducing overhead costs and generating returns for shareholders. Similar to many other business models driven by financialization, it’s effectively  a scheme by giant railroad operators to cut staff and backup resources, push the remaining equipment and personnel to the breaking point, and funnel as much of the cash as possible to Wall Street. And by increasing market concentration even further, the recently approved rail merger between Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) promises to make the situation even more dire — for railroad workers, for the communities our rail lines pass through, and for the American economy.

For two years, Secretary Buttigieg elected not to block airlines from charging extra for parents and guardians to sit with their kids. This month the White House stepped in.