| Nov 6, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedIf you’re poor in America, climate change is your issue. We’ve already seen why. In 2004, Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, leaving many thousands displaced and unemployed. In 2017, Hurricane Maria fell upon Puerto Rico, destroying homes and disabling the...
| | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyRepublicans are less likely to win elections when voter turnout is high. It’s true: Four of the five states with the highest voter turnout voted blue in the last presidential and midterm elections. All are crucial swing states. In 2016, the one that didn’t — Wisconsin...
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| Oct 30, 2019 | RoundupAs Californians flee yet more devastating wildfires, their ire is turning on PG&E — their for-profit utility. Despite causing many wildfires in the past, the company has neglected to upgrade its aging infrastructure. So when fire season gets bad, it’s...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedRight now, thousands of Californians are fleeing raging wildfires, while millions sit in the dark. And for-profit utilities may be to blame. Pacific Gas & Electric — a private, for-profit utility in the state — has admitted that its equipment likely caused 10...
