News Brief: Defensiveness and Demagoguery in East Palestine

<p>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.</p> <p>Our guest is journalist <a href= "https://www.levernews.com/author/matthew-cunningham-cook/" target= "_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Matthew Cunningham-Cook</strong></a> (<a href= "https://twitter.com/matthewccook5" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">@matthewccook5</a>), a writer and researcher covering health care, retirement policy and capital markets. He is currently a reporter at <em>The Lever</em>.</p>