The US government has abandoned East Palestine

The derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine , Ohio, on Feb. 3 of this year, and the subsequent “controlled release” and burnoff of toxic vinyl chloride, is one of the most catastrophic and devastating industrial accidents in our country’s history, and a catastrophe of equal or greater proportion could literally happen again tomorrow. Why? Because no serious steps have been taken on the industry or the government side to substantively address the issues that led to the derailment and its toxic fallout. Meanwhile, for the people still living in and around East Palestine, there is no going back to normal… life will go on, but it will never be the same, it will never again be what it was on Feb. 2. We cannot forget about East Palestine, and we cannot give up on the people there, who have been largely abandoned by their government, by Norfolk Southern, and by the media. As part of a new series of Systemic Justice Teach Ins hosted by the Harvard Law School, Max was invited to Harvard on Sept. 23 to participate in an all-day event titled "Storytelling for Justice—East Palestine," where he conducted a live Working People interview with Chris and Jessica Albright, two residents of East Palestine whose lives have been turned upside down by the derailment. With permission from the organizers, we are sharing the audio of this interview with our audience. Special thanks to Professor Jon Hanson, Simone Unwalla, Haley Florsheim, Samantha Perri, Jessenia Class, Chris Albright, and Jessica Albright. Additional links/info below…<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-albright-family" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">GoFundMe: Help Albright Family Recover from Train Disaster</a></li><li><a href="https://systemicjustice.org/2023-teach-ins/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Systemic Justice Teach Ins 2023 website</a></li><li>Emily Baumgaertner, The New York Times, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/health/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-crisis.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">One Family’s Toxic Train Wreck Ordeal: Illness, Exile and Debt</a>"</li><li>Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/east-palestine-residents-still-need-help-the-labor-movement-should-be-an-ally" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">East Palestine Residents Still Need Help—the Labor Movement Should Be an Ally</a>"</li><li>Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/east-palestine-100-days-later" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">East Palestine, 100 Days Later</a>"</li><li>Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/east-palestine-residents-have-been-left-behind-and-theyre-running-out-of-water" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">East Palestine Residents Have Been Left Behind—and They're Running Out of Water</a>"</li><li>Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/east-palestine-ohio-a-hell-of-wall-streets-making" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">East Palestine, Ohio: A Hell of Wall Street's Making</a>"</li><li>Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/this-was-preventable-railroad-workers-explain-how-wall-st-caused-the-east-palestine-derailment" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">'This Was Preventable': Railroad Workers Explain How Wall St. Caused the East Palestine Derailment</a>"</li><li>Maximillian Alvarez, Breaking Points, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_IxkF1FPFY" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Rail Worker EXPOSES Ohio Disaster COVERUP</a>"</li><li>Mike L., The Real News Network, "<a href="https://therealnews.com/a-carmans-perspective-on-the-east-palestine-derailment-and-the-railroad-industry-as-a-whole" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A Carman's Perspective on the East Palestine Derailment and the Railroad Industry as a Whole</a>"</li><li>Al Jazeera English, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJP3kU55JmI" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">What’s Behind Train Derailments in the US? | Fault Lines Documentary</a>"</li></ul>Permanent links here: <a href="https://workingpeople.libsyn.com/live-show-storytelling-for-justiceeast-palestine-w-chris-jessica-albright" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://workingpeople.libsyn.com/live-show-storytelling-for-justiceeast-palestine-w-chris-jessica-albright</a><br /><br /><b>Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: </b><br /><b><br />Donate: <a href="https://therealnews.com/donate-pod" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://therealnews.com/donate-pod</a></b><br /><b>Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://therealnews.com/newsletter-pod" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://therealnews.com/newsletter-pod</a></b><br /><b>Like us on Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/therealnews</a></b><b></b><br /><b>Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/therealnews</a></b><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.</a><br /><b></b><br /><b>Follow us on:</b><br /><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/therealnews.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Bluesky: @therealnews.com</a><b><br /></b><a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Facebook: The Real News Network</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Twitter: @TheRealNews</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">YouTube: @therealnews</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealnewsnetwork/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork</a><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b></b></a><br /><b></b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Become a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!</b></a>