For every San Francisco earthquake and Superstorm Sandy, some die—and others profit. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional offers for ...

Sunday night, wildfires still had most of Clackamas County, Oregon, under a “level 3” evacuation order—which comes with the guidance of “Go! Evacuate now!”—while the sheriff’s office has been juggling ...

“This crisis — like earlier ones — could well be the catalyst to shower aid on the wealthiest interests in society, including those most responsible for our current vulnerabilities.” —Naomi Klein, ...

“The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism,” by Naomi Klein. Recommended by Michael Hoffmann, Port of Everett commission chairman. “It looks at the free market capitalism of the ’70s and how ...

Hurricane Florence is on a collision course with the southeastern United States and should reach landfall in the Carolinas sometime on Thursday. Meteorologists have warned that it could be one of the ...

Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor offer strategies for resistance and collective action in a time of social distancing. The need to resist is stronger than ever. (Photo by Justin ...

Disasters have always happened and always will. Sad, but true. Since they cannot be entirely avoided, the focus should be on whether a particular economic and political system exacerbates or creates ...

On a Hawaiian tourist brochure, fire and water are selling points for a volcanic paradise where lava flows and waterfalls mist. But with hundreds still unaccounted for in the cremated heart of Lahaina ...

Just reading the title of N.K. Jemisin’s 2015 fantasy novel, The Fifth Season, prompts a vague unease. Seasons, conventionally, are understood as a bundled, symbiotic quartet; we measure our lives, ...