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Podcast: Democracy Now!
Episode: Column — The Message from Helene and Milton: the Climate Crisis is Real
Description: By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
“Helene” and “Milton” could be a favorite aunt and uncle; instead, they have become emblems of the deepening climate disaster as the names of hurricanes that have brought death and destruction. Amidst these two epic storms, an historic election is underway, with one political party actively spewing lies and disinformation about the cause of the hurricanes and the deployment of disaster relief – lies that can take lives. Meanwhile, marginalized communities, like prisoners and farmworkers, suffer heightened risks from extreme weather events but, like the mention of climate change itself, rarely appear on the major networks’ nonstop cove...