The recent decisions by two of the most influential national newspapers of record to not publish their endorsements of Vice President Kamala Harris says a lot about how seriously they take Trump’s threats to democracy and his promises of vengeance against his enemies.
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Gulf of Mexico States Believe In Climate Change, Even if Their Elected Leaders Don’t
Polls show a majority of people in Gulf Coast states say the threat of climate change is real – and they increasingly expect their Republican elected officials to address the crisis.
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Extreme Hurricanes and Wildfires Made 2017 the Most Costly U.S. Disaster Year on Record
Eclipsing previous costs for natural catastrophes, the disasters in 2017 caused $306 billion in total damage, with 16 events that caused more than $1 billion in damage each, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Act Out! [127] - The Bigger Disasters After Natural Disasters
This week on Act Out! Hurricane Harvey continues to wreak havoc even as the storm has died – we take a look at the capitalist machine that not only worsens storms but orchestrates the aftermath – letting history be our guide.
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Climate Change Has ‘Loaded The Dice’ On The Frequency Of 100-Year Floods
Maybe we need a new way to describe extreme weather events.
