Environmental Disaster Looms in Puerto Rico, Lashed by Hurricane Maria & Left Without Power; Jeff Sachs Warns “Nuclear War is a Real Threat” as Trump Threatens to “Totally Destroy” North Korea; Economist Jeff Sachs: Americans Who Don’t Want War with Iran Must Speak Out Now; Trump Admin Doubles Down on Plans to Withdraw from Paris … Continued


Hundreds Dead in Mexico After Earthquake Strikes on Anniversary of Devastating 1985 Quake; Hurricane Maria Strikes Puerto Rico, Threatening to Be the Most Catastrophic Storm in a Century; Senate Republicans Scramble to Secure Votes for Last-Ditch Effort to Repeal Affordable Care Act; Advocates Warn All Rohingya May Be Driven Out of Burma If Military’s Ethnic … Continued


After Irma, a Look at Why Cubans are 15 Times Less Likely to Die from Hurricanes Than Americans; A Storm of Silence: Study Finds Media Is Largely Ignoring Link Between Hurricanes and Climate Change; Special Report: How Decentralized Mutual Aid Networks Are Helping Houston Recover from Harvey; Austerity, Divestment & Irma: Juan González on Why … Continued


Elizabeth Kolbert: An Honest Conversation About Climate Change Is Needed in Wake of Irma & Harvey; Scientists: Climate Change May Wipe Out Third of World’s Parasites, With Disastrous Ripple Effects; Irma Destroys Haitian Farmland as Recovery Goes On from Recent Natural Disasters & Cholera Outbreak; Oaxacan Residents Plead for Water & Food After Mexican Earthquake … Continued


Florida Braces For Massive Hurricane Irma After Storm Pummels Caribbean; Texas Prisoners Are Facing Horrid Conditions After Hurricane Harvey & Retaliation for Reporting Them; Dave Zirin: Stand with NFL Star Michael Bennett, Who Refused to Be Silent About Racial Profiling; Nikole Hannah-Jones: How Wealthy White Communities Are Resegregating Alabama’s Public Schools.