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News Brief: Defensiveness and Demagoguery in East Palestine

Added 2023-03-01 16:24:06 +0000 UTC

In this News Brief, we discuss the initial lack of coverage of the devastating February 3rd train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio; the coverage of the lack of coverage; the GOP's "white genocide" exploitation; Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's defensiveness; and the real human stakes of decades of bipartisan deregulation and union-busting.

Our guest is journalist Matthew Cunningham-Cook.

Guest

Matthew Cunningham-Cook (@matthewccook5) is a writer and researcher covering health care, retirement policy and capital markets. He is currently a reporter at The Lever.

Show Notes

Rail Companies Blocked Safety Rules Before Ohio Derailment

David Sirota, Julia Rock, Rebecca Burns and Matthew Cunningham-Cook | February 8, 2023 | The Lever

MSNBC, Sunday Morning News Shows Completely Ignore Ohio Chemical Derailment

Adam Johnson | February 13, 2023 | The Column

Buttigieg Pretends He’s Powerless To Reduce Derailment Risks

David Sirota, Rebecca Burns, Matthew Cunningham-Cook, Julia Rock and Andrew Perez | February 15, 2023 | The Lever

Over 1,000 Trains Derail Every Year in America. Let’s Bring That Number Down.

David Sirota, Rebecca Burns, Julia Rock and Matthew Cunningham-Cook | February 17, 2023 | The New York Times

Hindsight and Regulation in East Palestine, Ohio

Reid Frazier | February 20, 2023 | Belt Magazine

A Norfolk Southern Policy Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts

Topher Sanders and Dan Schwartz | February 22, 2023 | ProPublica

After Norfolk Southern Support, DeWine Says No Disaster In East Palestine

Matthew Cunningham-Cook | February 23, 2023 | The Lever

Norfolk Southern Argued Against “Emotional Evocations of 'Deadly Chemicals'” After 2005 Derailment

Daniel Boguslaw and Lee Fang | February 23 2023 | The Intercept

Norfolk Southern Can’t Dismiss Ohio Train Accident as a Fluke

Brooke Sutherland | February 23, 2023 | Bloomberg

Trump Lies About Slashing Rail Safety Rules During Visit to East Palestine

Sharon Zhang | February 23, 2023 | truthout

Republicans Pretend to Be Hippies in Ohio

Ryan Cooper | February 24, 2023 | The American Prospect

East Palestine residents file class-action against Norfolk Southern

Zack Budryk | February 24, 2023 | The Hill

‘Crafting an illusion’: US rail firms’ multimillion-dollar PR push

Adam Lowenstein | February 27, 2023 | The Guardian

Lawmakers Propose Legislation to Tighten Rail Safety Regulations

Stephanie Lai | February 28, 2023 | The New York Times

Where Is Buttigieg On The “Bomb Train” Threat?

Rebecca Burns | February 28, 2023 | The Lever

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Transcript

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