The Lever's Approach to the Railroad Derailment

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The lever has been able to devote its entire newsroom to covering this issue and this event. They have uncovered the hidden networks that are behind the response to this disaster. We're going to be talking about a political more down the road, but you saw it from some people at the New York Times too. You know, I mean, all we're asking for is for Pete to do his job and do it quickly.

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