Faith leaders help Maui deal with loss after deadly wildfires
At a Sunday Mass at a church in Kapalua, Clarence Silva, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Honolulu, appealed to somber parishioners not to abandon their faith. (August 14) (AP Video/Haven…
As Inferno Grew, Lahaina’s Water System Collapsed
During the frantic moments on Tuesday after a wildfire jumped containment near a residential neighborhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, firefighters rushing to slow the spread were distressed to find that their…
How Invasive Plants Caused the Maui Fires to Rage
When Hawaii’s last sugar cane plantation shut down in Maui in 2016, it marked the end of an era when sugar reigned supreme in the archipelago’s economy. But the last…
Is Obama Running a Shadow Government from His Mansion in Kalorama, Washington DC? | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. This post was motivated by “The Obama Factor“, a long and rambling Q&A between Pulitzer-winning historian and Obama biographer David Garrow, and David Samuels, the…
Energy Dept. Announces $1.2 Billion to Advance Controversial Climate Technology (“Direct Air Capture”) | naked capitalism
By Dana Drugmand, an environmental journalist focusing on climate change and climate accountability reporting. She writes regularly for DeSmog covering topics such as fossil fuel industry opposition to climate action,…
Italians Pay Tribute to Novelist and Activist Who Spoke Out Till the End
Since bursting onto the scene nearly two decades ago with her first novel about her experience working in a call center, a novel that later inspired a popular film, Michela…
Republicans Wanted a Special Counsel Investigation of Hunter Biden. Now Many Oppose It.
Congressional Republicans have for months repeatedly written to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland demanding he appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden, the president’s son, over his business dealings.…
A Happiness That Took 90 Years to Achieve
A decade ago, Johnny Javier Hau Dzib took a nighttime drive around his Denver neighborhood, his mind in a suicidal thought loop. Several years later, Kenneth Wayne Felts was at…
In Istanbul, Revered Shrines Receive the Wishes and Woes of a Modern City
Years ago, when her sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Mahire Turk sought divine intervention. She trekked to a shrine atop a hill overlooking the Bosporus, sat under an ornate…
A ‘Perfect Marriage’ Between Team and Player
The harmonic convergence between the resurrected Jason Heyward and the rampaging Los Angeles Dodgers crystallized beautifully one evening in Baltimore last month. It was in the top of the second…