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Flood on Their Hands: How the Trade War Has Failed Rural America
The trade war has caused farmers to stockpile grain, hoping for higher profits after the Chinese tariffs were lifted. Massive flooding in 2019 destroyed these stockpiles, leaving farmers to foot the bill.
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Keeping Our Humanity In The Time of Coronavirus, Mitigating the Mental Health Effects of Social Distancing and Quarantine
Rocío sings to her community from her balcony in Madrid, Spain. Source: Rocío Nieto By: Victor Benito Edited by: Mila Cantar and Chukwuma Iwenofu In late December 2019, a novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) began to spread around the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared the virus a “pandemic”.1 Compared to… Read more »
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In the Eye of an Organizational Storm; Emergency Mismanagement by FEMA and the Puerto Rican Government during Hurricane Maria
Old San Juan area from Fort El Morro with views of Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, Puerto Rico Source: Victor Benito Written by: Victor Benito Edited by: Mila Cantar and Chukwuma Iwenofu Hurricane Maria was a Category 4 storm when it hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. It decimated the power grid, destroyed… Read more »