Tag: Hurricane Florence
Recent disasters reveal racial discrimination in FEMA aid process
But if the FEMA response to recent disasters is any indication, storm victims could face barriers in securing federal aid – especially if they're not white.
Lessons from Katrina: This organization tries to get Hurricane Florence survivors...
Many in North Carolina were left homeless by the storm and its still-receding floodwaters. This nonprofit wants to shrink the amount of time it takes to rebuild after a disaster.
South Carolina prisoners were left in cells as Florence descended. Why...
Prisoners were instead put to work behind bars making sandbags to prepare for the storm’s arrival.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, September 18
Who is Christine Blasey Ford, catastrophic and historic flooding, Trumps sets up tariffs, and more.
Warnings of ‘catastrophic and historic’ flooding as experts say worst of...
"For many (most?) places, the worst of Florence's flooding is still on the way. Still expecting record or near-record flooding across a large part of North Carolina in the days to come."
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Why Raphael Warnock’s reelection could tip the balance for America’s economic future
“He’s there to work. He’s not there to make the backdoor deals. I wish we could have more senators like that.”
The renewable energy transition is failing
Renewable energy isn’t replacing fossil fuel energy—it’s adding to it.
Why the deep state hates Putin
Since World War II, America’s knee-jerk response to any diplomatic challenge has been to bully or bomb.
‘Dead’ Republicans redux? Revived as blue-collar workers’ party?
If lying hypocrites want a new deal,
First they make law and order real.
France’s plan for solar panels on all car parks is just the start of...
Creating a more diverse energy supply, much of which is directly connected to the very cars or homes consuming that power, makes a lot of sense.