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DMZ America Podcast Ep 167: Megahurricanes and the Climate Crisis

October 14, 2024•

In just two weeks, two huge Category 5 hurricanes slammed into Florida and North Carolina, killing hundreds of people and causing tens of billions of dollars in property damage. The new reality of climate change is that global warming is no longer in the future. It’s here now. The question is: what are we going to do to adjust in order to survive and mitigate the damage?

Two veteran political cartoonists who also happens to be best friends despite having diametrically opposed politics, Ted Rall (Left) and Scott Stantis (Right), focus on the hard decisions America and the world need to be taking going forward. Will some places have to become off-limits? Should insurance companies be allowed to deny coverage to people who live in dangerous place is vulnerable to climate change? What is our responsibility to people affected by these storms?

Watch the Video Version: here.

Distract-ocracy

September 27, 2023•

Ted Rall

28% of Americans, a record high, tell the Pew Research poll that they are disgusted by both major political parties. It’s not hard to imagine why; the system is distracted by impeachment and other inside the Beltway issues while bread and butter problems that affect ordinary people get ignored by the political class.

There’s Still One Thing That America Is Good at

January 4, 2021•

Ted Rall

We can’t fix schools. We can’t help the jobless. We can’t do healthcare. But there’s still one thing that America can do well.

The Healthcare System is Demented

June 14, 2019•

Ted Rall

After my mother fell and broke her arm, she ended up in the hospital. Medicare covered five days in the hospital and three weeks of rehab. Then the insurance troubles began.

The Joys of Being Uninsured

June 12, 2013•

Ted Rall

Losing your health insurance isn’t all bad. For one thing, you can finally afford to see a doctor.

Obamaman Rescues Healthcare

June 22, 2009•

Ted Rall

The Congressional Budget Office finds that only 16 million out of the 47 million Americans who are uninsured would be insured under Obama’s overpriced healthcare plan. Typical Obama: It’s expensive, complicated, and doesn’t even promise to work for many people. Awe-some.