What It Ultimately Takes to Bring Down a Confederate Monument
An interview with anti-racist activist Maya Little, who explains why she risked legal consequences for historical justice.
To Appease the Rich, the U.S. Will Go to Staggering Lengths
In the wake of storms like Hurricane Florence, officials are spending a fortune rebuilding vulnerable beaches, devastating ecosystems in the process.
After the Hurricane Comes the Deluge on South Carolina Coast
Nearly two weeks after Florence made landfall 110 miles up the coast, record flooding is expected where five rivers converge in and near Georgetown. An evacuation has been ordered.
Media Fails to Tell Climate Story Behind Hurricane Florence
News audiences were rarely informed about the contribution of human-caused climate disruption to the devastating storm, according to a recent study.
North Carolina Reduces Early Voting, Sparking Outrage
Nearly half of the state's counties are shutting down polling places, and poorer, rural areas are likely to be the most affected.
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Toxic Coal Ash Leaks Into N. Carolina Rivers in Wake of Florence
Exposure to the contaminant, which contains arsenic, mercury and lead, has serious long-term health consequences.
Flooding Prompts More Evacuations in South Carolina
Rainwater dumped by Hurricane Florence is moving to the sea, raising river levels and threatening more destruction.
Hurricane Florence Blows Open Harsh Realities of American Inequality
"We have two hurricanes," says the Rev. William Barber about the recent storm. "The hurricane of poverty and lack of health care and lack of living wages that existed prior to the storm, and then we have the storm."
Flooding Threatens to Breach Lake Dike at N. Carolina Power Plant
Duke Energy issues an emergency alert at the retired coal-fired Sutton power plant.
Florence Death Toll Climbs to 37; Trump Visits Stricken Area
As the president helps volunteers at a church in the hard-hit town of New Bern, N.C., that state's governor warns evacuees not to return home because the flooding will get worse in places.
