#1622 Capitalism Culture Catastrophes On Land, Sea, And In The Sky - Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Boeing Blowout, and the Continuing Threat to Railway Workers

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

12-04-2024 • 1 hr 7 mins

Air Date 4/12/2024

The forces of capitalism and deregulation loom large as industrial transport disasters continue to pile up with new focus brought to the issue by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the series of dangerous and deadly failures from Boeing.

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SHOW NOTES

Ch. 1: Horror in Baltimore: Awful New Info Emerges About Six Missing Workers - THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent - Air Date 3-28-24

Two full days after the disastrous collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, little is known about six construction workers who went missing—and are now presumed dead.

Ch. 2: Everything we know about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse - The Real News Podcast - Air Date 4-4-24

The Real News convened a panel of journalists working all sides of this story to get a sense of what we know about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, what key questions still need to be answered, and what happens next.

Ch. 3: Cars, Bridges, Ships and Planes - The Zero Hour - Air Date 04-06-24

Discussing the Baltimore disaster in the context of infrastructure investment more broadly

Ch. 4: Everything we know about the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Part 2 - The Real News Podcast - Air Date 4-4-24

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FINAL COMMENTS

Ch. 12: Final comments on the threat to society of runaway corporate executive pay

References:

The failure of Bill Clinton's CEO pay reform - Politico

The Executive Pay Cap That Backfired - ProPublica

MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions)

SHOW IMAGE:

Description: Photo taken from inside the Alaska Airlines flight 1282 Boeing plane that lost its door mid-flight. A rectangular hole in the side of the plane reveals a wall of white clouds. The nearby seats are empty and oxygen masks hang from the ceiling.

Credit: Photo taken by unidentified passenger and provided to the public by the National Transportation Safety Board(NTSB) as part of their investigation. | License: Public Domain

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