Sunday night, wildfires still had most of Clackamas County, Oregon, under a “level 3” evacuation order—which comes with the guidance of “Go! Evacuate now!”—while the sheriff’s office has been juggling ...

For every San Francisco earthquake and Superstorm Sandy, some die—and others profit. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional offers for ...

“This crisis — like earlier ones — could well be the catalyst to shower aid on the wealthiest interests in society, including those most responsible for our current vulnerabilities.” —Naomi Klein, ...

“The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism,” by Naomi Klein. Recommended by Michael Hoffmann, Port of Everett commission chairman. “It looks at the free market capitalism of the ’70s and how ...

When Violence Puts on a Flag Violence is universally condemned mdash;until it carries a passport, a press conference, and a ...

On a Hawaiian tourist brochure, fire and water are selling points for a volcanic paradise where lava flows and waterfalls mist. But with hundreds still unaccounted for in the cremated heart of Lahaina ...

Just reading the title of N.K. Jemisin’s 2015 fantasy novel, The Fifth Season, prompts a vague unease. Seasons, conventionally, are understood as a bundled, symbiotic quartet; we measure our lives, ...