Before Helene, a Perfect Storm of Climate Denialism

Lucy Dean Stockton, Freddy Brewster The Lever
North Carolina was once a climate leader, but more than a decade of Republican and corporate obstruction left the state ill-prepared for the historic disaster.

Climate Change–Induced Disasters Are Killing Workers

Alex N. Press Common Dreams
Two people walking through flooded streets with houses in the background.
Eleven of Impact Plastics’s workers were at the company’s Tennessee factory when Hurricane Helene hit. Two are confirmed dead, four are still missing. Workers say the company did not let them leave until it was too late.

Holy Grift! The OK Trump Bible Miracle

Jessica Corbett Common Dreams
"Ryan Walters' multimillion-dollar school Bible scheme appears to be a grift to funnel taxpayer dollars to Donald Trump and his allies."

The GOP House Gerrymander, and What Can Be Done About It

Michael Waldman Brennan Center for Justice
Rampant rigging has blocked fair representation, especially in the South. Nearly all population growth over the past decade took place in the South and Southwest, and most of that came from communities of color, who are being shut out of power.