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Jimmy Carter at a podium against the backdrop of an American flag.

Is Jimmy Carter Where Environmentalism Went Wrong?

Carter’s austerity was part of a bigger project. It didn’t really have much to do with environmentalism.

by Kate Aronoff via The New Republic on April 18, 2023

Puerto Rico Can Blame Its Total Blackout on Predatory Companies and Poor Decisions in Washington

Hurricane Fiona hit the island as only a Category 1 storm. But thanks to bad management, the electrical grid immediately collapsed.

by Kate Aronoff via The New Republic on September 20, 2022

Sea Shanties and the Whale Oil Myth

Oil companies like to point to the demise of the whaling industry as an example of market-based energy solutions. The reality is much more complicated.

by Kate Aronoff via The New Republic on January 22, 2021

How Puerto Rico Recovered Before

The island’s New Deal history offers an alternative to disaster capitalism.

by Kate Aronoff via In These Times on September 26, 2017

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