Author and journalist Sarah Kendzior joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her book They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent.
Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the continued fallout from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the just-released National Transportation Safety Board report that details their preliminary findings.
Further reading material:
"Officials burned off toxic chemicals from Ohio train. Was it the right move?" | The Washington Post
"Rail Companies Blocked Safety Rules Before Ohio Derailment" | The Lever
"Railroad Corporations Are Blocking Safety Regulations to Protect Profits" | Jacobin
"The Trains Are Getting Longer and the Job Is Getting Worse" | Slate
"Rail Safety: Freight Trains Are Getting Longer, and Additional Information Is Needed to Assess Their Impact" | GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office)
"A Norfolk Southern Policy Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts" | ProPublica
“We all need to keep going and keep fighting. Do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do.”
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