Ep. 68: Climate Disasters in Portage and Beating the Heat, and More

We start our show with climate issues as Kalamazoo is experiencing a week long heatwave and we look at an article from Bridge Michigan about how the state of Michigan's disaster relief fund can not keep pace with the onslaught of climate changed fueled weather events- leaving communities like Portage, which has been ravaged by a tornado and severe storms, potentially waiting years for financial relief.

 

We look at an article from Capital B about how some low-income black neighborhoods are organizing robust mutual aid networks in the face of extreme heat where the state has failed to provide resources.

 

We talk about the candidates for the Supreme Court and how Kalamazoo's own right-wing dingbat has thrown their hat into the race.

 

We talk about the surge of far-right parties in recent EU elections and the implications for our politics stateside.

 

01:00- 21:00 Heatwaves, the Disasters in Portage, and Michigan Disaster Funds in the Age of Climate Breakdown

 

21:30- 35:45 How Working Class Neighborhoods are Beating the Heat

 

37:40- 52:00 Candidates Running for Michigan Supreme Court

 

52:00- 1:08:50 The Right-Wing Surge in Europe

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

Severe weather costs Michigan millions. Can funding meet demands?
https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/severe-weather-costs-michigan-millions-can-funding-meet-demands

 

Black Neighborhoods Are Preparing for Scorching Summer Temperatures
https://truthout.org/articles/black-neighborhoods-are-preparing-for-scorching-summer-temperatures/

 

Who’s running for Michigan Supreme Court in 2024?
https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/whos-running-michigan-supreme-court-2024

 

Rebuilding the Left Is Crucial to Stemming the Surge of Europe’s Far Right
https://truthout.org/articles/rebuilding-the-left-is-crucial-to-stemming-the-surge-of-europes-far-right/