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RIO DE JANEIRO — Since the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro was reduced to ashes by a fire that broke out Sunday night, the country has been in the grips of not only grief but a powerful collective sense of outrage over their loss of the 200-year-old museum. The anger has manifested itself in major mass mobilizations, heaping further pressure and disrepute on the right-wing, neoliberal government of President Michel Temer that had gutted public spending to an unparalleled extent.

(ANTIMEDIA) — Wildfires in California are burning hundreds of thousands of acres as tens of thousands of firefighters, some who have traveled from as far as Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand work to contain the blazes. Even prisoners have been enlisted to fight the fires (at a rate of $1 per hour plus $2 per day). Though much of the […]

Changes in forest management policies under Bill Clinton's administration that reduced logging to protect old growth trees and the spotted owl is the major cause of worsening wildfires. Experts agree that a century of fire suppression has caused forests to become overgrown and filled with dead wood and debris that easily ignites in dry summer heat.  [...]

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(ANTIMEDIA) — Amid the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and the impending destruction of Hurricane Irma, many Americans may not be aware that the western region of the country is suffering the opposite wrath of mother nature. From southern California to Washington, wildfires are engulfing thousands of acres of land and prompting thousands of evacuations. Many of the states battling the wildfires have been doing so all summer.

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It’s impossible to draw any general political conclusions from the recent fire at Grenfell Tower in London. Sadly, buildings run by private landlords, privately owned houses, and public housing will all occasionally meet with the tragedy of fire. This has nothing to do with austerity. This case is a simple matter of bad choices by an arm of government.

Large towers with flammable cladding similar to that which ignited the now gutted Grenfell Tower in west London have been evacuated.
The evacuation came without prior notice, leaving many families forced to sleep communally on the floors of local spots centres.

Air beds being laid out in Swiss Cottage leisure centre for evacuated Chalcots residents pic.twitter.com/qZM2huOxM7
— Billy McLennan (@williammclennan) June 23, 2017