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Stranded New Orleans residents watch as a helicopter evacuates others near the Superdome sports stadium August 31, 2005. Authorities have begun evacuating thousands from the damaged Superdome where living conditions have worsened since Hurricane Katrina struck on August 29, 2005. REUTERS/Jason Reed JIR/JK - RP6DRMZYNMAC Insufficient government response to the Maui wildfires follows a pattern of state abandonment forged in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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From Katrina to Maui, Disaster Capitalism continues to exploit across many 'Souths'

by Cierra Chenier September 27, 2023September 27, 2023

New Orleans native and storm survivor Cierra Chenier reflects on how state abandonment and exploitation after Hurricane Katrina provided a new blueprint for neoliberal crisis mismanagement—evident in the insufficient response to the Maui wildfires.

Men from the Brevard County Jail fill sand bags for local residents to combat flooding caused by high water levels from Hurricane Irma on October 5, 2017 in Sharpes, Florida. Credit: Paul Hennessy/Alamy Live News.
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Florida's jails put incarcerated people's lives at risk during hurricane season

by Angel D’Angelo September 12, 2023September 27, 2023
The geography of disaster, storms, and prison.
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Perfect Storm: A time to refrain from embracing

by Richard Hunsinger June 23, 2023September 27, 2023
The devastating impact of environmental racism in prisons.
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Poisoned Inside

by C. Dreams June 23, 2023September 27, 2023
The headquarters of New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation, the nonprofit that operates the Musicians' Clinic. Every month, the Foundation pays Bethany Bultman and her husband Johann $4,094 in rent for its use of the building for its offices. Photo by Trenity Thomas for Scalawag.
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Plantation Politics: The New Orleans Musicians' Clinic's crisis of credibility

by Drew Hawkins June 1, 2023September 27, 2023
Forever New Orleans tourism campaign advertisements. Illustrations by Keysha Rivera.
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Disaster capitalism, climate change, and the campaign to sell Black New Orleans

by Nicole Young May 31, 2023September 27, 2023
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Songs for a South underwater

by Sergio Lopez February 11, 2022September 27, 2023
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You're swamped? Join the club.

by Ko Bragg and Virginia Walcott September 17, 2021September 27, 2023
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Rural Texans faced the same storm—with unique hardships

by Melissa B. Taboada & Sarah M. Vasquez, The Texas Tribune February 22, 2021September 27, 2023
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The South's communication infrastructure can't withstand climate change

by Bailey Basham January 8, 2021September 27, 2023
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After two devastating hurricanes, southwest Louisiana worries the rest of the country has already moved on

by Xander Peters November 9, 2020September 27, 2023
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Too heartbreaking to leave, too expensive to stay. More than 802,000 homes are at risk of climate disaster—mostly in the South.

by Xander Peters August 7, 2020September 27, 2023
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In the wake of Tennessee's tornadoes, some ways to send and receive aid—and things to avoid

by Lovey Cooper March 6, 2020September 27, 2023
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On Blackness and bad weather

by Ishmael Bishop February 17, 2020September 27, 2023
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Fossil fuels won't last forever: How will Houston cope?

by Sammy Feldblum January 25, 2018September 27, 2023
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City in a Swamp: As Houston booms, its flood problems are only getting worse

by Sammy Feldblum January 3, 2018September 27, 2023
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By the numbers: The disparate impacts of hurricane season

by Alexa Wood December 19, 2017September 27, 2023
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A change in hurricane season

by Lizzy Hazeltine November 9, 2017September 27, 2023
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Myself, and other storm stories

by Alice Lesperance October 3, 2017September 27, 2023
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Princeville is worth fighting for

by Rachel Gorman October 28, 2016September 27, 2023
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Drowned animals, runaway waste on North Carolina farms in Matthew's wake

by Christina Cooke October 24, 2016September 27, 2023
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A love letter to West Virginia two months after the flood

by R. Garringer September 5, 2016September 27, 2023
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After the floods, here are the voices of survival and solidarity in Louisiana

by Claire Bangser August 25, 2016September 27, 2023
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Photo essay: New Orleans, August 2015

by Nik Nerburn December 19, 2015September 27, 2023
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"Hope you remember": Resilience and resistance in New Orleans

by Anna Simonton December 1, 2015September 27, 2023
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First days back

by Hank Cherry November 5, 2015September 27, 2023
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The water will never not be here

by Lisa O'Neill September 3, 2015September 27, 2023

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