Back in September 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Dominica, killing at least 31 people, wrecking roofs on nine in ten buildings, battering forests, and causing rivers to overspill, destroying even more homes. All of this damage cost the Caribbean island nation roughly $1.3 billion — 224% of its total GDP. Fast forward to […]
Ace Reporter Investigates the Lost Years of His Life As a Crack Addict
It is a piece of investigative journalism that has set the New York literary world alight. It is a story of exhaustive research, scores of interviews and poring over detailed documents dragged out of dusty archives. But the subject of New York Times reporter David Carr’s forthcoming book is not a national security secret or […]
Can Politics Save the Environment?
Political leaders have a key role to play in developing and taking action to combating the world environmental degradation, according to a recent survey of 1,350 professionals in position to make or influence large climate-related decisions in their governments, companies, or other organizations across 120 countries. The performance of key actors – particularly national governments […]