theintercept.com After Hurricane Maria, key Republican compares Puerto Rico to “the alcoholic who hits rock bottom” Andrew Biggs hopes Hurricane Maria has forced Puerto Rico into accepting cuts to welfare and labor protections.
www.vox.com Nurses returning from Puerto Rico accuse the federal government of leaving people to die "We cannot be silent while millions of people continue to endure these conditions."
weather.com 16 billion-dollar disasters have impacted the U.S. this year 2017 has now tied a record for most billion-dollar disasters, thanks to the California wildfires.