As we contemplate the future effects of climate change, often low-income communities and poorer nations are feeling the effects today. As wildfires destroy homes and rising sea levels push people out of their communities, those with less financial stability are…
In 2012, Superstorm Sandy tore through the Red Hook Houses, the largest public housing development in Brooklyn. Many residents went without power and clean water for almost a month. Local leaders stepped up to the plate, taking emergency preparedness into…
Pablo, who was a chef, refuses to apply for financial relief, feeling embarrassed to do so when he has the strength to work. Sociologist Linda Colon explains that the middle class in Puerto Rico mostly lives check by check, and…