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Making disaster journalism that cuts through the noise “Reveal the institutional organs that failed, the human mistakes behind the avoidable deaths. Talk to the ones who had no choice but to stay or leave. Write about the moral challenges faced during calamities.” In 2021, the world will continue to unravel in pieces, in shards of catastrophes, as it struggles to cope with the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The relentless sequence of fires, floods, and hurricanes will blend into a distant, monotonous hum for those of us not directly connected to the disasters, given the depletion of...

BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Eli Pariser, co-director of Civic Signals Courtesy of Eli Pariser Link Copied How/where are you celebrating your birthday and with whom? “I’d always imagined throwing a big party for my 40th birthday, but for obvious reasons that’s not happening. Instead, I decided to do something I could only do in a pandemic year: Gather a bunch of friends and family from around the world for a two-hour, BYOB video unconference. It’s the year of the Zoom, so why fight it?” How did you get your start in your career? “I sent an email to some friends and family in the days afte...

Political decision that americans have to make on tuesday. >> let me say, though, science is necessary but not sufficient for these decisions. >> absolutely. >> science doesn't tell you what you do. we're still a democratic society. >> we have options. >> options. >> right. >> and the political process has to decide which way to go. >> all right. klaus jacob from columbia university who wrote an incredibly prescient report about what would happen to new york during a storm surge and was unfortunately borne out this week. it was great to have you at the table. thank you. >> thank you for your w...

That moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. let's fix dinner. good morning from new york, i'm chris hayes here with michael moynihan from the daily beast, klaus jacob from columbia university, eric klinenberg from nyu and esther armah. we're talking about the ways in which the sandy disaster has inserted climate into a political debate that had failed to mention it and also the broader question about how we create politics of accountability and governance mechanisms that prepare us for the resiliency we'll need in the coming era. >> we need to retrofit our cities, let's face it. we see dis...