On this week’s episode of Lever Time: Producer Frank sits down with journalists Julia Rock, Rebecca Burns, and Matthew Cunningham-Cook for an in-depth conversation about The Lever’s groundbreaking reporting on the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The group explores how an environmental disaster like this can occur, including examining the influence of the railroad and chemical lobbies, as well as detailing the regulatory capture of three separate presidential administrations. The group also details how The Lever’s reporting gained national coverage, triggered a public pressure campaign, and helped lead to a response from Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (1:50).
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A rough transcript of this episode is available here.
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Fear And Corporate Loathing At The DNC
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The American Roots Of The World’s Right-Wing Nationalism
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When Will The Climate Killers See Their Day In Court?
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Will Democrats Decide To Lose The Election?
How DNC Delegates Could Oust Biden
Who Broke The Economy?
The Democrat Banished For Warning Us About Biden
Why Hasn’t Biden Stepped Down?
The World After Billionaire Media
The NBA Is Monetizing A Public Health Crisis
The $220 Billion Medical Debt Problem (With Rep. Ro Khanna)
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