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Hurricane season not only brings destruction and death but rising inequality too

  • Written by Junia Howell, Professor of Sociology; Rice University Kinder Institute Scholar, University of Pittsburgh

Hurricane Lane, which is bearing down on Hawaii, is a reminder of the devastation hurricane season can bring.

Only one year ago Hurricane Harvey ravaged Houston, followed closely by Irma and Maria, which left a trail of destruction across Florida and Puerto Rico. Despite the private and government aid provided after these disasters, thousands conti...

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