FEMA

Unsafe treatments, cat poop parasites and stealing sharks + this day in history w/the Texas Tower shooting and our song of the day by the Dirty River Boys on your Morning Monarchy for August 1, 2018.

(TMU) — A contractor facing acrid backlash over a scathing report detailing the delivery of just 50,000 of a promised 30 million self-heating meals to desperate Puerto Ricans recovering from Hurricane Maria has now come forward to defend her actions after FEMA had no choice but to terminate the contract “due to late delivery” — but Tiffany Brown’s response smacks of […]

Healthcare incorporated, gourmet thieves and destructive psychology + this day in history w/'Down and Out in Beverly Hills' and our song of the day by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on your Morning Monarchy for January 31, 2018.

Three months after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, more than 47,000 flood victims continue to live in hotels. Tens of thousands more are living with relatives, in barely habitable homes, or scraping by with other arrangements.

Coreyography, American Pravda and a royalty pain in the butt + this day in history w/Armenian assassination and our song of the day by Too $hort on your Morning Monarchy for October 27, 2017.

Opinion — Recently, I’ve been reading and hearing a lot about groups like the Cajun Navy, which rescued hundreds of people during Hurricane Harvey. The organization formed spontaneously in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and is stimulating a new and much-needed conversation.

It’s been over a week since Jacqui Gormley has heard from her son, who was in Puerto Rico with his grandmother when Hurricane Maria hit. Desperate and running out of options, Gormley had a strong message for President Donald Trump during an interview with CNN’s Brooke Baldwin.

Officials describe “apocalyptic” conditions with limited food and water and no electricity, urging Congress to increase aid to the hurricane-ravaged island.

In human society, there is no such thing as a purely “natural” disaster. While storms, flooding, landslides and other emergencies are in some sense “acts of nature,” we cannot fully separate the natural event itself from the social context in which it occurs. In the United States, the capitalist system worsens and profits off of disasters, whereas in socialist China, a robust response system based on human need lessens the impact of disasters. This can be seen clearly by comparing relief efforts in the U.S. and China, as well as other socialist countries.

(ANTIMEDIA) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has suffered from a shoddy reputation for quite some time, particularly after its failed response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. As the Gulf coast recovers from Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma approaches Florida, FEMA faces further failure as its funds near depletion.