Jessie Singer
Journalist and Author of "There Are No Accidents"
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on NPR's Morning Edition
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on NPR's Morning Edition
"We often wait for someone to die, before we fix a street."
Get your copy of "There Are No Accidents" -- now available in paperback from Simon & Schuster
Get your copy of "There Are No Accidents" -- now available in paperback from Simon & Schuster
A journalist recounts the surprising history of accidents and reveals how they’ve come to define all that’s wrong with America.We hear it all the t...
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on Slate's What Next: TBD podcast
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on Slate's What Next: TBD podcast
How the design of our vehicles and roads make simply walking dangerous.
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on the Carnegie Council's podcast -- From Another Angle
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on the Carnegie Council's podcast -- From Another Angle
In this episode, journalist Jessie Singer challenges our conventional thinking on accidents, discussing why the majority of accidents are predictable and preventable.
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on The Safety Justice League Podcast
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on The Safety Justice League Podcast
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on The Autonocast
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on The Autonocast
Jessie Singer's new book There Are No Accidents has made a big splash in the road safety community and far beyond, by interrogating a word that makes most people nod and move on: "accident." On this week's episode, Singer joins Alex, Kirsten and Ed to discuss how she became fascinated with
LISTEN: “There Are No Accidents” live of NPR Detroit Today
LISTEN: “There Are No Accidents” live of NPR Detroit Today
When workers have more power, safety regulations often go up, suggests a journalist and author writing about accidents.
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on the Automotive News podcast
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on the Automotive News podcast
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on the Vox Conversations podcast
LISTEN: "There Are No Accidents" on the Vox Conversations podcast
READ: Farhad Manjoo in the New York Times, featuring "There Are No Accidents"
READ: Farhad Manjoo in the New York Times, featuring "There Are No Accidents"
Bicyclists and pedestrians are dying at alarming rates. Do we have the courage to remake our car-centric streets?
READ: My conversation with Vox about "There Are No Accidents"
READ: My conversation with Vox about "There Are No Accidents"
READ: A review of "There Are No Accidents" in The New Republic
READ: A review of "There Are No Accidents" in The New Republic
READ: What I wrote in The Nation about the problem with punishing error
READ: What I wrote in The Nation about the problem with punishing error
Sending a nurse to prison for causing a patient’s death may satisfy the thirst for vengeance, but it won’t make hospitals any safer.
LISTEN: My conversation with Ralph Nader about "There Are No Accidents"
LISTEN: My conversation with Ralph Nader about "There Are No Accidents"
READ: Frank Bruni's recommendation of "There Are No Accidents" in the New York Times
READ: Frank Bruni's recommendation of "There Are No Accidents" in the New York Times
The country has become a dystopian paragon of corrupted information.
READ: What I wrote in Bloomberg News about why we should make the world safe for drunks
READ: What I wrote in Bloomberg News about why we should make the world safe for drunks
READ: A review of "There Are No Accidents" in The Progressive Magazine
READ: A review of "There Are No Accidents" in The Progressive Magazine
New book ties rising toll of deaths and injuries to the false allocation of blame.
Listen to my interview with Michael Smerconish for his podcast: Book Club with Michael Smerconish
Listen to my interview with Michael Smerconish for his podcast: Book Club with Michael Smerconish
Watch me on The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Watch me on The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Sam hosts author and journalist Jessie Singer, to discuss her recent book There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster-Who Profits and Who ...
Listen to me on "The Politics of Everything" podcast from The New Republic
Listen to me on "The Politics of Everything" podcast from The New Republic
REVIEW: 'There Are No Accidents' Is a Groundbreaking New Book That Will Change How You Look at the World
REVIEW: 'There Are No Accidents' Is a Groundbreaking New Book That Will Change How You Look at the World
Read about "There Are No Accidents" in the Los Angeles Times
Read about "There Are No Accidents" in the Los Angeles Times
Read me writing in The Atlantic about the problem with blaming drivers for car "accidents"
Read me writing in The Atlantic about the problem with blaming drivers for car "accidents"
Read about "There Are No Accidents" in Bloomberg CityLab
Read about "There Are No Accidents" in Bloomberg CityLab
Read about "There Are No Accidents" in New York Magazine
Read about "There Are No Accidents" in New York Magazine
Listen to me on "The War on Cars" podcast
Listen to me on "The War on Cars" podcast
Check out "There Are No Accidents" in The New York Times
Check out "There Are No Accidents" in The New York Times
Read me writing about "accidental" fires in The Washington Post
Read me writing about "accidental" fires in The Washington Post
Listen to me talking about "There Are No Accidents" on NPR's The Takeaway
Listen to me talking about "There Are No Accidents" on NPR's The Takeaway
Read the Booklist starred review of "There Are No Accidents"
Read the Booklist starred review of "There Are No Accidents"
Read the Kirkus starred review of "There Are No Accidents"
Read the Kirkus starred review of "There Are No Accidents"
Read the Washington Monthly review of "There Are No Accidents"
Read the Washington Monthly review of "There Are No Accidents"
Listen to me on "The Brake" -- a new podcast from Streetsblog USA
Listen to me on "The Brake" -- a new podcast from Streetsblog USA
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