There’s No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster
"disasters don’t simply flatten landscapes, washing them smooth. Rather they deepen and erode the ruts of social difference they encounter." Continue reading →
View ArticleSuperstorm Sandy—a People’s Shock?
“Either this crisis will become an opportunity for an evolutionary leap, a holistic readjustment of our relationship with the natural world. Or it will become an opportunity for the biggest disaster...
View ArticleHelping Hands Also Expose a New York Divide
"Hurricane Sandy, the cliché of the moment goes, created a city of haves and have-nots; those New Yorkers with power and heat and the many other assurances of modern life, and those without. But the...
View Article“To Nurture, and Let Die”: Race, Class and Relief Efforts Post-Sandy — and...
"Sandy has uncovered yet another “Tale of Two Cities.”...The majority of districts that are the most affected by Hurricane Sandy via power outages, no running water and lack of access to food are the...
View ArticleOccupy Sandy, from Relief to Resistance
“If we let things go the way they usually do, the coming weeks are likely to show a decline in community involvement in the relief effort….But volunteers and community organizers are not the only ones...
View ArticleThe Best Response to Disaster: Go on the Offensive
"As we struggle to meet basic needs, as we build power in communities, as we begin to recover the broken pieces of our city, we have to remember to confront the bulldozers on the way. We have to build...
View ArticleShouldering the Costs: Who Pays in the Aftermath of Sandy?
This is a preliminary and living public service document that highlights the use of loans as the main form of assistance to help those affected better understand the choices being imposed on them. You...
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