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As the industry has resisted safety measures and shed staff, rail companies have also increased the length of trains. 12.10/

Before this weekend’s fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment prompted emergency evacuations in Ohio, the company helped kill a federal safety rule aimed at upgrading the rail industry’s Civil War-era braking systems 12.1/

"While the specifics of the freight rail workers’ plight are unique, their situation is not. Nor is it limited to blue collar workers." 6/

11/ a state and facility that wanted to take her child and put the family through the system. Luckily we had support and networks within our tribe, and we were able to bring the baby’s care to our health center for appointments. My sister herself worked in social work, and knew

10/ the state deemed her unfit to care for her child. They investigated her home and life. She had a career and formal education and personally supported many during their birthing journeys, none of that mattered because she was an identifiable Native parent who gave birth in

9/ the state immediately opened a case. That next day (Monday) the state worker came out to investigate my sister’s parenting. My sister was four days postpartum. Although, she had family and community support and years of proven experience with caring for her children well,

8/ Sunday, she was just too tired to travel an hour away with the newborn to see someone who probably knew just as much as her about breastfeeding through lived experience and community work. And because she didn’t go to this appointment, the hospital contacted the state. And