Hi! I’m Gregg Levine. I am a New York-based reporter with more than a decade of bylines in publications such as The New Yorker, The Guardian, Al Jazeera America, The New Republic and The Nation. I’ve also held senior editorial positions at AJAM, TNR and The Nation. I was a four-time finalist for The Boston Globe’s Spotlight Fellowship and a 2020 Alicia Patterson Foundation fellow.

In earlier days, I was managing editor of the award-winning political blog Firedoglake and a contributing writer for Truthout.

This is the second iteration of capitoilette. The older, bloggier version of capitoilette and its sister site guy2k originated in 2005.

Here are some of my favorite stories from other publications:

7 Years on, Sailors Exposed to Fukushima Radiation Seek Their Day in Court
The Nation (9 March 2018)
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/seven-years-on-sailors-exposed-to-fukushima-radiation-seek-their-day-in-court/

Pilgrim’s Progress: Inside the American Nuclear-Waste Crisis
The New Yorker (25 November 2016)
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/pilgrims-progress-inside-the-american-nuclear-waste-crisis

The Flood Next Time
(8 January 2019)
https://capitoilette.com/2019/01/08/the-flood-next-time/

The Amtrak PTC Series:

Key safety system not installed at site of deadly Amtrak derailment
Al Jazeera America (13 May 2015)
http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/scrutineer/2015/5/13/key-safety-system-not-installed-at-site-of-deadly-amtrak-derailment.html

‘Safety last’: Lack of urgency over positive train control costs lives
Al Jazeera America (14 May 2015)
http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/scrutineer/2015/5/14/safety-last-lack-of-urgency-over-positive-train-control-costs-lives.html

Safety systems installed but not operational, says Amtrak
Al Jazeera America (15 May 2015)
http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/scrutineer/2015/5/15/safety-systems-installed-but-not-operational-says-amtrak.html

Older safety technology could have prevented Amtrak tragedy
Al Jazeera America (18 May 2015)
http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/scrutineer/2015/5/18/older-safety-technology-could-have-prevented-amtrak-tragedy.html

Lawmakers poised to extend deadline on train safety measure
Al Jazeera America (21 October 2015)

Amtrak completes train safety upgrade at site of deadly May derailment
Al Jazeera America (21 December 2015)

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Amtrak crash: state-of-the art safety gear was operational at time of fatal collision
he Guardian (6 April 2016)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/06/amtrak-crash-train-safety-system-concerns

The Amtrak Tragedy Has Roots in the Swamp
The Nation (20 December 2017)
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/amtrak-tragedy-has-roots-in-the-swamp/

New ‘bomb train’ rules welcomed with a bang
Al Jazeera America (6 May 2015)
http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/scrutineer/2015/5/6/new-bomb-train-rules-go-boom.html

States Are Using Taxpayer Money to Greenwash Dirty Nuclear Power
The New Republic (25 April 2019)
https://newrepublic.com/article/153675/states-using-taxpayer-money-greenwash-dirty-nuclear-power

NAS Fukushima report: Accidents will happen
Al Jazeera America (24 July 2014)
http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/scrutineer/2014/7/24/nas-fukushima-reportaccidentswillhappen.html

Did Wall Street enable the Greek Debt Crisis?
Al Jazeera America (14 July 2015)
http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/scrutineer/2015/7/14/did-wall-street-enable-greek-debt-crisis.html.

More Hobby Lobby fallout: WH scrambles to correct for Wheaton
Al Jazeera America (23 July 2014)
http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/scrutineer/2014/7/23/more-hobby-lobbyfalloutwhscramblestocorrectforwheaton.html

Scalia’s death could affect court decisions long before his seat is filled
Al Jazeera America (15 February 2016)
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2016/2/15/as-scalia-joins-his-constitution-republicans-join-the-fray.html

Psychologists worked with CIA, Bush administration to justify torture
Al Jazeera America (30 April 2015)
http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/scrutineer/2015/4/30/psychologists-worked-with-cia-bush-administration-to-justify-torture.html

The cruelest cut: Pastrami prices soar as cattle herds dwindle
Al Jazeera America (3 April 2015)