EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 15 MIN
#4 The Banality of Pipelines: Shell, Nigeria, and the Bureaucrats Who Looked Away
from Dead Reckoning
Internal documents reveal Shell continued pumping oil through a Nigerian pipeline for years despite mounting evidence of pollution. We examine how ordinary corporate decision-making produces extraordinary harm — through the lens of Hannah Arendt's 'banality of evil.'
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Internal documents reveal Shell continued pumping oil through a Nigerian pipeline for years despite mounting evidence of pollution. We examine how ordinary corporate decision-making produces extraordinary harm — through the lens of Hannah Arendt's 'banality of evil.'
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#4 The Banality of Pipelines: Shell, Nigeria, and the Bureaucrats Who Looked Away
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