FEMA: Welfare Masquerading as Disaster Relief
FEMA's head defends the agency's post-hurricane response by saying that emergency relief is not its job.
FEMA's head defends the agency's post-hurricane response by saying that emergency relief is not its job.
Staten Island does not need vases
Hundreds of thousands still without power in New York and New Jersey
They're from the government and they're here to help
Something else Chris Matthews may be happy about
The New York Times declares "a big storm requires big government," and my liberal neighbors agree.
What's 100+ deaths and billions in property destruction when it might be what it takes to decide a tight race?
Government's post-disaster battle against free market forces continues
An underwater glider collected information before, during and after the storm
Some state governments are so far into the insurance business that they could be bankrupted by storm claims
So it turns out that price gouging is OK in certain circumstances, even when disaster has struck.
Gas cans, also in short supply, going much higher
Doesn't think feds have improved their disaster response since Katrina
The containers the man used to store and transport the gas--five gallon Home Depot buckets--are unsafe, says the law. Both the man and the gasoline station owner who sold him the gas face misdemeanor charges for that reason.
Temperatures dropping while many remain without power or heat
Elaborate networks of for-profit and nonprofit entities would plan ahead, mitigate damage, and provide assistance.
No word yet on when that weird smell in that one alley will be restored
Coast Guard will investigate circumstances of its sinking
Majority of gas stations in area still out of power too
To show that New York City will recover, he says
Government-subsidized loans not enough for them
Climate change enters the election cycle as some try to connect it to the superstorm
The musical special will air tonight
Less media-friendly portions of New York City are still in the midst of a disaster
60 percent of gas stations in New Jersey and 70 percent on Long Island remain closed
Gas shortages expected to last days and power could remain out for seven to ten for nearly a million homes
This trifecta gets trotted out whenever there's a hurricane, earthquake, or terrifying event.
Never let a good hurricane or "frankenstorm" go to waste, right?
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