How Corporate Greed Destroyed East Palestine

Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/secondthought Watch this video ad free: https://nebula.tv/videos/secondthought-how-corporate-greed-destroyed-east-palestine On February 3rd, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying tens of thousands of gallons of toxic vinyl chloride derailed in the small town of East Palestine, Ohio. This event, while not unique in the least, is a striking example of how corporate negligence causes environmental an humanitarian disasters. In the weeks since the crash, several other trains have derailed, including at least one more of Norfolk Southern s. Why is this such a common problem? What has led to the US having over 1,000 derailments per year, and why isn t anything being done about it? We flew out to East Palestine to speak to residents and take a look at the issue. How Corporate Greed Destroyed East Palestine – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday (or Saturday in this case)! Help the residents of East Palestine recover: https://gofund.me/76a575f7 Citations and Further Reading: The list was too long for YouTube s description box, so here s a Google Doc with all the citations - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bimOg3m2Z9MeIoXfl6tFxmD-_MuLH1ZunQEGSVqEKAA/edit?usp=sharing Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com