Saturday, July 7, 2012

After the storm: The haves and the have-nots

Mother Jones: The wild storm that hit the mid-Atlantic last weekend is still creating hardship for many, as nearly half a million people remain without power and temperatures are still hovering around 100 degrees. There's nothing like a disaster to bring class disparity into stark relief, as an email I received on Thursday morning shows. Rhonda Bush, 31, lives in Rainelle, West Virginia, about 30 miles northwest of where the Greenbrier Classic tournament is currently underway at a luxury golf resort despite...

URL: http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2012/07/after-storm-haves-and-have-nots
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