A Hot Mess | James Howard Kunstler

Atlantic wide view satellite image. National Hurricane Center James Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust Sept. 1, 2017 It wasn’t until more than a week after Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans ...

Harvey Wasn’t Just Bad Weather. It Was Bad City Planning | Peter Coy and Christopher Flavelle

A family in Katy, just west of Houston, floats on an inflatable mattress. PHOTOGRAPHER: PHILIP MONTGOMERY FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK Houston exulted in sprawling, hands-off growth. That’s no way to p ...

When the Butterfly Flaps Its Wings | James Howard Kunstler

Papilio machaon. By fesoj , via Wikimedia CommonsJames Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust Aug. 28, 2017 It remains to be seen what the impact will be from Mother Nature putting the nation’s fourth-l ...

Get Ready For The First Shocks Of Trump's Disaster Capitalism | Naomi Klein

Hurricane Katrina, Aug. 29, 2005. (NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Jan. 24, 2017 (The Intercept) -- We already know that the Trump administration plans to deregulate markets, w ...

Hurricane Mathew vs. Shock and Awe of Empire | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Oct. 26, 2016 On Friday, Oct. 7, we were awaiting the hurricane named Mathew that was fast approaching Daytona Beach, Florida. My wife and I ...

BOOKS: Unprecedented: Can Civilization Survive The CO2 Crisis? By David Ray Griffin | Paul Craig Roberts

March 27, 2015 (PaulCraigRoberts.org) -- I admire David Ray Griffin for his wide-ranging intelligence, his research skills, and for his courage. Dr. Griffin is not afraid to take on the controversial ...

Activism is a Job! | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. (“Occupy this Book” excerpt) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 28, 2014 (The following is an edited excerpt from Occupy this Book: Mickey Z. on Activism, which can be ordered ...

Bhopal: 30 Years of Struggle and Survival | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Interview with Reena Shadaan Mickey Z. -- World News Trust “If you believe in corporate accountability, environmental health and justice, social justice, reproductive justice, ...

US Has More Sanctions Against Russia Than Against Ebola | Paul Craig Roberts

Oct. 9, 2014 (PaulCraigRoberts.org) -- We have known since... well, when haven’t we known that our public officials are incompetent. Their incompetence is always expensive, but now it risks a worldwi ...

Ebola still rampant in three African countries, death toll near 4,000 - WHO | Tom Miles

GENEVA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The worst Ebola outbreak on record has killed 3,879 people out of 8,033 cases by the end of Oct. 5, with no evidence that the epidemic was being brought under control in Wes ...

The Buffalo Wind | John Michael Greer

Oct. 1, 2014 (Archdruid Report) -- I've talked more than once in these essays about the challenge of discussing the fall of civilizations when the current example is picking up speed right outside th ...