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.
Fast food nihilism, CRISPR kits and dead head transplants + this day in history w/the murder of Natalie Wood and our song of the day by Ty Segall on your Morning Monarchy for November 29, 2017.
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.
Dayna Steele virtually put her campaign for Congress on hold for nearly a month in the aftermath of the devastation Hurricane Harvey brought to the Houston area so she and her campaign volunteers could work with their neighbors on the immediate effects of the storm. Now Texans-- not to mention folks in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands-- are waiting for help from the Trump Regime. It's not coming.
Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Maria, which hit the U.S. territory on Sept. 20, remains slow and spotty with continued power outages, unsafe water and school closings, reports Dennis J Bernstein. By Dennis J Bernstein It’s been nearly seven weeks…Read more →
LAS PIEDRAS, PUERTO RICO – In this second part of her interview with MintPress News, Professor Déborah Berman-Santana’s focus turns to the cynical manipulation of post-Maria recovery efforts. The effect so far has been to enrich the powerful and delay return to normal life for millions of Puerto Ricans. You can read part one of Berman-Santana’s conversation with MintPress News here, or listen to audio recording of the interview below.
ATHENS, GREECE and LAS PIEDRAS, PUERTO RICO – Until recently, the similarities were stunning.
Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo for The Washington Post
Whitefish Energy received a $300-million no-bid contract to restore electricity, but had only 2 employees prior to the contract. Accusations of kickbacks to Puerto Rican politicians appear to be the trigger for the cancellation. [...]
