Pluralistic: Big Train managers earn bonuses for greenlighting unsafe cars (15 Nov 2023)

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Big Train managers earn bonuses for greenlighting unsafe cars: The blood-curdling near-misses we don't hear about.
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Pluralistic: After Ohio rail disaster, Buttigieg is silent on restoring the safety standards Trump repealed (11 Feb 2023)

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After Ohio rail disaster, Buttigieg is silent on restoring the safety standards Trump repealed: Civil War-era brake systems were good enough for General Sherman…
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Pluralistic: 04 Feb 2022

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A covid vaccine for your airways: The promising science of nasal spray vaccines.
Rail monopolies destroyed the American supply chain: Heads they win, tails we lose.
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