Natural disasters

Hyroponic Farm in Puerto Rico

This Hurricane Season, Puerto Ricans Are Imagining a Sustainable Future This Hurricane Season, Puerto Ricans Are Imagining a Sustainable Future

Puerto Rican movements are rebuilding their island in a way that not only enhances climate resilience, but also reclaims their political power.

Jul 13, 2018 / Celia Bottger

Puerto Rico Matters More

Puerto Rico Matters More Puerto Rico Matters More

Estimates that more than 4,600 people died after Hurricane Maria demand attention.

May 31, 2018 / John Nichols

Oil spill in California

Trump Wants to Expand Oil Drilling to 90 Percent of Our Seas. We’re Marching on June 9 to Stop Him. Trump Wants to Expand Oil Drilling to 90 Percent of Our Seas. We’re Marching on June 9 to Stop Him.

The March for the Ocean is promoting a rapid transition from drilling and spilling to clean, job-generating renewable energy.

May 14, 2018 / David Helvarg and Bill McKibben

GDB Puerto Rico

Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico

Two lawyers argue that the feds should impose “dictatorships for democracy” on cities and government bodies in fiscal crisis.

Oct 30, 2017 / Simon Davis-Cohen

Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do.

Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do. Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do.

Demand debt forgiveness, show up for protests, and donate.

Oct 17, 2017 / Ariana Rosas Cárdenas

Hurricane Maria, Virgin Islands

The 2017 Hurricanes Didn’t Just Hit Puerto Rico—They Hit the Caribbean The 2017 Hurricanes Didn’t Just Hit Puerto Rico—They Hit the Caribbean

Puerto Rico is getting the coverage it deserves, but an entire region has been upended by natural disasters this hurricane season.

Oct 16, 2017 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

Puerto Rico Damage

In Puerto Rico, Disconnection and Chaos, but Grace Under Pressure In Puerto Rico, Disconnection and Chaos, but Grace Under Pressure

With almost no power and shortages of water and medicine, this island is full of people suffering from PTSD.

Oct 13, 2017 / Ed Morales

Trump paper towels

Thoughts Brought On by Trump’s Puerto Rico Tweets Thoughts Brought On by Trump’s Puerto Rico Tweets

We wonder just who raised this man— This lying, cheating, boastful clown. Which parent could have taught him that It’s cool to kick folks when they’re down?…

Oct 5, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Canovanas, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Needs Massive Emergency Aid Now—and an End to Austerity Puerto Rico Needs Massive Emergency Aid Now—and an End to Austerity

The island has become a target not only for rapacious vulture funds but also for exponents of Katrina-style “disaster capitalism.”

Sep 27, 2017 / Ed Morales

Widespread Drought

It’s 2025. The Temperature Is 112 Degrees. We Bombed 15 Countries Last Year. It’s 2025. The Temperature Is 112 Degrees. We Bombed 15 Countries Last Year.

It might seem crazy—but so did the election of Donald J. Trump.

Sep 21, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

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