natural disasters

Hurricane Harvey Destroyed 1 Million Cars, More Than Any Other Event in US History

by James Holbrooks | Feb 28, 2018 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Houston, TX — It is estimated that Hurricane Harvey caused $125 billion in damage last year, making it the second-costliest storm to ever hit the United States. In terms of dollars, only 2005’s Hurricane Katrina...

Tesla Just Turned the Power Back on at a Children’s Hospital in Puerto Rico

by James Holbrooks | Oct 26, 2017 | Economics, Featured Articles

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. San Juan — Amid controversy over how the Puerto Rican government is handling the recovery process following Hurricane Maria, it was reported this week that Elon Musk is making good on his promise to help rebuild the...

Tesla Just Turned the Power Back on at a Children's Hospital in Puerto Rico

by James Holbrooks | Oct 26, 2017 | Economics, Featured Articles

Secret Service Spent $137,505 at Trump Properties on Golf Carts to Protect President

by James Holbrooks | Oct 6, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. On September 29, two days before Donald Trump ignited controversy by honoring hurricane-battered Puerto Ricans with a golf trophy, the Secret Service spent $61,960 to rent golf carts to protect the president and...

Over Half of Puerto Ricans Still Don’t Have Drinking Water, 95% Remain Without Power

by James Holbrooks | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Puerto Rico — On Tuesday, as Donald Trump visits a post-Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico, less than half of the commonwealth’s 3.4 million people have access to clean drinking water. Additionally, the Pentagon said in...

Over Half of Puerto Ricans Still Don't Have Drinking Water, 95% Remain Without Power

by James Holbrooks | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog

FL Residents Warned They’ll Be Ticketed for Hurricane-Damaged Homes

by James Holbrooks | Sep 21, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Miami-Dade County, FL — At a time when South Floridians rocked by Hurricane Irma were still surveying the damage to their properties, the country of Miami-Dade apparently thought it appropriate to begin handing out...

FL Residents Warned They'll Be Ticketed for Hurricane-Damaged Homes

by James Holbrooks | Sep 21, 2017 | Blog

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The Capitalist Competition Myth

Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...

Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!

ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...

My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate

In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...

These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress

On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...

Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition

In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...

Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults

The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...

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