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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Flood, storm, and fire survivors gathered in Washington, DC, on Monday to express their alarm over a leaked report from the FEMA Review Council that proposes halving the agency’s workforce and scaling back federal disaster assistance.  Holding images of the devastation […]

For many Americans, proper sanitation and clean water seem like issues for developing countries. But much of rural America—and even parts of US cities—still struggles to provide the basics we all need to survive. And as infrastructure ages and strains under the threat of climate change, the problems will likely get worse. Environmental justice activist […]

Prevention methods like lockdown drills do not account for many scenarios, including the likely case that a school shooter is a former or current student.

by Dave DeCamp for Antiwar.com The House is expected to vote on Thursday on a bipartisan War Powers Resolution aimed at blocking President Trump from launching an attack on Venezuela amid a major US military buildup in the Caribbean and threats of a regime change war to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Contact your House Representative and tell […]

By Mike Ludwig for Truthout Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem is under fire from disaster survivors for mismanaging the federal government’s response to recent storms, floods, and deadly wildfires as staffing cuts and controversial policy changes continue to cause chaos at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Disaster survivors from 10 states and Puerto Rico gathered Monday […]

Dean Baker Beat The Press for The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) During his first term, after repeatedly promising the country a terrific health care plan, Donald Trump famously commented, “Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated.” In fact, everyone who spent even a few minutes looking at the issue knew that […]

The president’s attempt to backdoor in a federal artificial intelligence preemption isn’t what it seems.

Members of both parties are urging scrutiny of Netflix’s deal and a competing bid from Paramount.

PayPal is the latest company to apply for a license to become a bank, after years of government resistance.