RSH 118 -- There’s No Such Thing as East Palestine (3.8.2023)

Recorded February 25, 2023. In this episode, Adam and Peter mostly dive deep into the Florida ban of AP African-American Studies. Then they talk about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.    Links: Train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

• East Palestine disaster shows how America’s railroad system is dangerously broken https://priceofoil.org/2023/02/16/east-palestine-disaster-shows-how-americas-railroad-system-is-dangerously-broken/
• Derailed train cars were labeled non-hazardous (even though they were) https://grist.org/accountability/derailed-train-cars-ohio-not-labeled-toxic-cargo/
• Media coverage of East Palestine train derailment https://newrepublic.com/post/170650/media-coverage-east-palestine-train
• Health hazards of East Palestine train derailment https://www.vox.com/science/2023/2/18/23603471/east-palestine-ohio-derailment-water-contamination-health
• Details of East Palestine, Ohio train derailment: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ohio-train-derailment-buttigieg-pens-sharply-worded-letter/story?id=97327971; https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/20/us/ohio-train-derailment-east-palestine-monday/index.html; https://www.npr.org/2023/02/16/1157333630/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment

Florida bans AP African-American Studies

• Florida bans AP African-American Studies class because of its “woke indoctrination”: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/us/florida-ap-african-american-studies.html; https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/floridas-ban-on-ap-african-american-studies-explained/2023/01
• 4 states review AP African-American Studies class amid Florida ban: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/02/18/states-review-ap-african-american-studies-class/; https://www.axios.com/2023/02/18/four-states-review-ap-african-american-studies-class
• Florida’s Stop WOKE Act text: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/148/BillText/Filed/HTML
• Florida’s Stop WOKE Act:  https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2022/11/17/judge-stops-enforcement-stop-woke-act-florida-colleges-universities/; https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/judge-blocks-floridas-stop-woke-censorship-bill-taking-effect-higher-education ;