Boeing and Baltimore Bridge Scandals: Monopolization and Criminal Negligence? – Katya Schwenk
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Boeing and Baltimore Bridge Scandals: Monopolization and Criminal Negligence? – Katya Schwenk

The fatal crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX passenger aircraft and the recent Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident, in which a door-plug blew out after take-off, are consequences of Boeing’s systemic incentivization of profits over safety. Katya Schwenk, reporter at The Lever, discusses the policies of recent administrations to enable Boeing’s industry takeover and criminal negligence, as well as similar practices of covering up safety issues in the shipping industry, which potentially led to the Dali cargo ship’s collapsing of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. 

What Happened to Making Steel in Baltimore? – Mark Reutter on Reality Asserts Itself (2/3)
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What Happened to Making Steel in Baltimore? – Mark Reutter on Reality Asserts Itself (2/3)

This interview was originally published on February 24, 2015. Mark Reutter, author of Making Steel: Sparrows Point and the Rise and Ruin of American Industrial Might, talks about why steel production collapsed across America.

What Happened to Making Steel in Baltimore? – Mark Reutter on Reality Asserts Itself (1/3)
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What Happened to Making Steel in Baltimore? – Mark Reutter on Reality Asserts Itself (1/3)

This interview was originally published on February 23, 2015. Mark Reutter, author of Making Steel: Sparrows Point and the Rise and Ruin of American Industrial Might, talks about why steel production collapsed across America.

What Would You Do If You Ran Baltimore Housing Policy – Marisela Gomez on RAI (pt 4/4)
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What Would You Do If You Ran Baltimore Housing Policy – Marisela Gomez on RAI (pt 4/4)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 14, 2014. Marisela Gomez tells Paul Jay that redevelopment in Baltimore must start with revitalizing the community, not to gentrify and raise real-estate values, but for the benefit of people who historically lived there.

The Destruction of Baltimore’s Middle East Community – Marisela Gomez on RAI (pt 2/4)
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The Destruction of Baltimore’s Middle East Community – Marisela Gomez on RAI (pt 2/4)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 9, 2014. On Reality Asserts Itself, Marisela Gomez tells Paul Jay that Johns Hopkin’s “broken windows” policy and Baltimore’s use of eminent domain law helped destroy a once vibrant community.

Hopkins Trained Doctor Fights Hopkins Expansion Plans in Baltimore – Marisela Gomez on RAI (pt 1/4)
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Hopkins Trained Doctor Fights Hopkins Expansion Plans in Baltimore – Marisela Gomez on RAI (pt 1/4)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on January 8, 2014. On Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, Marisela Gomez, a doctor, and community activist, says one can’t arrive in the Hopkins community and not see the huge disparity between this institution and surrounding it, a community that’s been completely disinvested and abandoned.