Lee Camp / TruthdigApr 10, 2019
It affects our schools, our water, even the air we breathe. And like climate change, it demands an urgent, comprehensive response. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigJun 11, 2018
The New York City event points up the continuing struggle on the island, where many are still without electricity and thousands must seek more federal aid. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Harvey Wasserman / TruthdigNov 21, 2017
There's a suspicion that Trump seeks to rid Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands of their populations in order to create a billionaire’s playground. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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By Kali Holloway / AlterNetOct 12, 2017
Nearly 40 percent of the U.S. territory's residents have no safe drinking water, according to a FEMA report. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Jessica Corbett / Common DreamsOct 11, 2017
The administration is asking that a national disaster relief package include a $4.9 billion Treasury loan to the U.S. territory, atop a $150 million loan for matching funds for FEMA grants. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigSep 28, 2017
The president’s slow response to the unfolding humanitarian crisis reflects the whims of American capitalism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Catherline Lucey and Laurie Kellman / APSep 28, 2017
The president waives federal restrictions on foreign ships delivering cargo, which means aid can be delivered to the hurricane-ravaged U.S. island. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Paul Street / TruthdigSep 6, 2017
Now is not the time for the progressive majority to see elections and patience as ways to confront ecocidal evil in power. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 23, 2013
From Maine to Oregon, local floodplain managers say FEMA’s recent flood maps — which dictate the premiums that 5.5 million Americans pay for flood insurance — have often been built using outdated, inaccurate data. Homeowners, in turn, have to bear the cost of fixing FEMA’s mistakes. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigNov 2, 2012
When the superstorm destroyed swaths of the Northeast, darkened our largest city and plunged a huge section of the nation into crisis, the anti-government ideology of the tea party Republicans -- and its panderers like Mitt Romney -- was exposed for what it is. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigOct 31, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including Mitt Romney's latest campaign deception and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie offering praise for President Obama. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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