Direct Relief is working with the Department of Health in Puerto Rico and has provided an initial infusion of medications and supplies that had been requested. Direct Relief staff are working on creating a medical supply chain with the community clinics Direct Relief has long been supporting as well as […] Read more »
Tracking Trump’s inattention to Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria via his tweets
Ten days after Hurricane Maria made landfall, millions in Puerto Rico are still without electricity, gas, cash or running water (make a donation to help out here)—but this is 2017, so obviously we’re talking about the president’s bad tweets. … So, as it’s a beautiful Saturday in NYC, I cracked […] Read more »
Most now see climate change as responsible for hurricane severity
More than half of Americans now see climate change as responsible for the severity of recent hurricanes – an about-face from 12 years ago, when most attributed it to happenstance. The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll finds a near-universal shift in this direction, even among formerly skeptical groups, albeit with […] Read more »
Nearly Half of Americans Don’t Know Puerto Ricans Are Fellow Citizens
More than three million Americans in Puerto Rico are struggling to meet basic needs after a devastating strike from Hurricane Maria, but their plight seems to be attracting far less public or political attention than the woes caused by the recent hurricanes in Texas and Florida. One potential explanation is […] Read more »
Far more trust generals than Trump on N. Korea, while two-thirds oppose preemptive strike
Two-thirds of Americans oppose launching a preemptive military strike against North Korea, with a majority trusting the U.S. military to handle the escalating nuclear crisis responsibly but not President Trump, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. CONT. Scott Clement & Philip Rucker, Washington Post Read more »
Deep challenges for Trump from North Korea to the home front
President Donald Trump faces deep challenges on international and domestic issues alike, with a job approval rating mired in historic lows, a broad sense he’s done more to divide than unite the country and a high level of public distrust that he’ll act responsibly in dealing with North Korea. CONT. […] Read more »