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Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifies at a hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on protecting public health and the environment in the wake of the Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua via Getty Images

The US government has abandoned East Palestine

by Maximillian Alvarez October 25, 2023October 25, 2023

It’s been months since Norfolk Southern’s train derailment explosion, and residents of East Palestine still haven’t gotten the help they need.

Bruce Vanderhoffin, who is the director of the Ohio Department of Health, answers questions posed by community members at the town hall meeting in East Palestine, OH Photo by Rebecca Kiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

East Palestine residents still need help—the labor movement should be an ally

by Maximillian Alvarez October 5, 2023October 11, 2023

A Norfolk Southern train is en route on February 14, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. Photo by Angelo Merendino/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

Norfolk Southern wants to buy the only municipally owned railroad in the US. Voters can stop it.

by Jake Johnson July 25, 2023July 25, 2023

East Palestine, 100 Days Later

by Maximillian Alvarez May 24, 2023May 31, 2023

Economy and Inequality

US freight workers say it’s time to nationalize the railroads

by Maximillian Alvarez April 26, 2023May 4, 2023

I’ve been a train conductor for 17 years—corporate greed has ruined the railroads

by Maximillian Alvarez April 19, 2023April 21, 2023

A train derails in Michigan with several cars veering off track in Van Buren Township on February 18, 2023. The train was operated by Norfolk Southern, the same company operating the train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, less than two weeks prior.

Economy and Inequality

A carman’s perspective on the East Palestine derailment and the railroad industry as a whole

by Mike L March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

Workers of the World

Massive anti-government protests sweep Greece after train crash kills 57 people

by Christos Avramidis March 30, 2023April 7, 2023

This video screenshot released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the site of a derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio. About 50 Norfolk Southern freight train cars derailed on the night of Feb. 3 in East Palestine, a town of 4,800 residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, due to a mechanical problem on an axle of one of the vehicles.

Economy and Inequality

East Palestine, Ohio: A hell of Wall Street’s making

by Maximillian Alvarez February 17, 2023September 8, 2023

President pictured giving a speech

Politics and Movements: US

Biden and Congressional Dems partner with GOP and corporate media to discipline railroad workers

by Maximillian Alvarez, Mel Buer, Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson December 1, 2022December 1, 2022