Much of the climate-related homelessness and permanent displacement could be prevented if the U.S. government invested in preparedness, say the authors.
Atlantic Hurricane Season Blows Open US Inequities
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Assange’s Judge Is Longtime Friend of Minister Who Oversaw Arrest
Matt Kennard and Mark Curtis report on the personal ties between two men with major roles – one past and the other pending — in the case of the WikiLeaks publisher.
US Census & the Birth of Computers
David Lindsay Roberts describes the founding of the Tabulating Machine Company — later IBM — 125 years ago on Dec. 3, 1896.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Obituary for Russiagate
Biden Continues Trump-Era Ploy to Privatize Medicare
A group of physicians is warning about the entry of Wall Street investors and other profit-seekers via an experiment known as “direct contracting.”
Mental Health Workers in US Won a Safety Strike
The labor action against a for-profit facility in Tukwila, Washington, followed a patient’s attack on staff in August, Sarah Hughes reports.
Gun Rights Steer Clear of NRA’s Dire Straits
There’s no reason to believe that the NRA’s problems will influence how the courts treat gun-rights cases, writes Robert Spitzer.
Arbery’s Killers & the Logic of Slave Patrols
All three suspects were found guilty on Wednesday. It is clear that racism infected every aspect of the case, writes Marjorie Cohn.
The US-Russia Confrontation Over Ukraine
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies say Americans should hope that the CIA director’s recent visit to Moscow helped Washington understand the stakes.
Biden Slammed for Renominating Powell as Fed Chair
The decision, said one campaigner, “doubles down on reckless Wall Street deregulation and dangerous dawdling on climate-related threats to the financial system.”