Dan Miller
@dan--miller.bsky.social
Writing @populareducation.bsky.social
https://populareducationblog.substack.com/
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"On a national level, 8% of the US population lives in a household that lacks access to an automobile. For comparison the rate in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina was over triple the national rate at 26%"
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Demographic Disparities: Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina demonstrated that structural inequalities, rather than nature alone, dictated vulnerability, evacuation, and post-storm recovery
populareducationblog.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"On a national level, 8% of the US population lives in a household that lacks access to an automobile. For comparison the rate in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina was over triple the national rate at 26%"
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"New Orleans’ fate was sealed long before Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Through years of neglect and austerity, the federal government delivered New Orleans a verdict of despair and Katrina merely carried out the sentence."
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The Failure of FEMA: The Political and Fiscal Choices Behind Katrina’s Devastation
A critical examination of federal policy and fiscal decisions shaping FEMA’s readiness before Katrina
populareducationblog.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"New Orleans’ fate was sealed long before Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Through years of neglect and austerity, the federal government delivered New Orleans a verdict of despair and Katrina merely carried out the sentence."
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populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
"In virtually every case, the actual emissions were higher — often much higher — than the estimates, ProPublica found. At one steel industry plant near Pittsburgh, a potent carcinogen was found at levels more than 30 times higher than estimated."
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www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"In virtually every case, the actual emissions were higher — often much higher — than the estimates, ProPublica found. At one steel industry plant near Pittsburgh, a potent carcinogen was found at levels more than 30 times higher than estimated."
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
"Under the current regime of cronyism trickling down from the White House, billionaires like the Ellisons are coming out into the open, publicly chasing their personal agendas."
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The CEOs of everything.
Larry and David Ellison are poised to become the Trump era’s reigning media moguls.
www.cjr.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"Under the current regime of cronyism trickling down from the White House, billionaires like the Ellisons are coming out into the open, publicly chasing their personal agendas."
www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
Conservatives love to fearmonger about SNAP, but here are the facts:
- Most recipients work — or are kids, seniors, or disabled.
- Fraud rate: ~1%.
- Avg benefit: $6/day.
- <2% of fed budget, yet lifts millions from hunger.
- Every $1 in SNAP adds up to $1.50+ in local economic activity.
- Most recipients work — or are kids, seniors, or disabled.
- Fraud rate: ~1%.
- Avg benefit: $6/day.
- <2% of fed budget, yet lifts millions from hunger.
- Every $1 in SNAP adds up to $1.50+ in local economic activity.
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Conservatives love to fearmonger about SNAP, but here are the facts:
- Most recipients work — or are kids, seniors, or disabled.
- Fraud rate: ~1%.
- Avg benefit: $6/day.
- <2% of fed budget, yet lifts millions from hunger.
- Every $1 in SNAP adds up to $1.50+ in local economic activity.
- Most recipients work — or are kids, seniors, or disabled.
- Fraud rate: ~1%.
- Avg benefit: $6/day.
- <2% of fed budget, yet lifts millions from hunger.
- Every $1 in SNAP adds up to $1.50+ in local economic activity.
Reposted by Dan Miller
ICYMI our newest article in our Hurricane Katrina series traces how budget cuts, the War on Terror, and FEMA’s shift under Homeland Security turned disaster relief into a casualty of fiscal and political priorities.
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
The Failure of FEMA: The Political and Fiscal Choices Behind Katrina’s Devastation
A critical examination of federal policy and fiscal decisions shaping FEMA’s readiness before Katrina
populareducationblog.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
ICYMI our newest article in our Hurricane Katrina series traces how budget cuts, the War on Terror, and FEMA’s shift under Homeland Security turned disaster relief into a casualty of fiscal and political priorities.
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
"The result is not just bad policy but also a cultural blindness: An entire generation has grown up thinking that extraction, as opposed to building, is the path to riches."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
Opinion | We’re Counting on Big Tech to Invent the Future. That’s a Bad Bet.
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"The result is not just bad policy but also a cultural blindness: An entire generation has grown up thinking that extraction, as opposed to building, is the path to riches."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
"Imagine if a car manufacturer invested in a taxi firm, which used the money to buy only that car manufacturer’s vehicles. The carmaker could claim rising sales, the taxi firm could say it was growing, and investors might conclude the sector was booming."
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The AI Circular Economy
Big tech companies and wealthy investors are driving an AI bubble - but they won't be the ones feeling the pain when it bursts.
graceblakeley.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"Imagine if a car manufacturer invested in a taxi firm, which used the money to buy only that car manufacturer’s vehicles. The carmaker could claim rising sales, the taxi firm could say it was growing, and investors might conclude the sector was booming."
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"Between fiscal years 2001 and 2005, federal funding was reduced by approximately 44% for flood and hurricane protection projects overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans."
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
The Failure of FEMA: The Political and Fiscal Choices Behind Katrina’s Devastation
A critical examination of federal policy and fiscal decisions shaping FEMA’s readiness before Katrina
populareducationblog.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"Between fiscal years 2001 and 2005, federal funding was reduced by approximately 44% for flood and hurricane protection projects overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans."
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
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The Failure of FEMA: Political and Fiscal Decisions Behind New Orleans’ Vulnerability to Hurricane Katrina 🧵
October 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Failure of FEMA: Political and Fiscal Decisions Behind New Orleans’ Vulnerability to Hurricane Katrina 🧵
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"Throughout the Bush Administration, a recurring pattern emerged: the federal government wrote blank checks for the war effort in the Middle East while domestic infrastructure projects were relegated to checking the couch cushions for loose change."
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
The Failure of FEMA: The Political and Fiscal Choices Behind Katrina’s Devastation
A critical examination of federal policy and fiscal decisions shaping FEMA’s readiness before Katrina
populareducationblog.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"Throughout the Bush Administration, a recurring pattern emerged: the federal government wrote blank checks for the war effort in the Middle East while domestic infrastructure projects were relegated to checking the couch cushions for loose change."
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings have increased 15% during the first 9 months of 2025, compared to the same time period in 2024.
October 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings have increased 15% during the first 9 months of 2025, compared to the same time period in 2024.
Late-Stage Capitalism: A system so efficient it convinces you your suffering is self-improvement
October 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Late-Stage Capitalism: A system so efficient it convinces you your suffering is self-improvement
"Trump’s attempts at influencing the economic data produced by the US government are clearly authoritarian in intent, and a degradation of current practices in the US."
developingeconomics.org/2025/10/15/t...
developingeconomics.org/2025/10/15/t...
The Data War Comes Home
The Trump administration’s ongoing attempts at manipulating US government economic data echoes controversies that have existed in the realm of development data for decades. These controversies high…
developingeconomics.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"Trump’s attempts at influencing the economic data produced by the US government are clearly authoritarian in intent, and a degradation of current practices in the US."
developingeconomics.org/2025/10/15/t...
developingeconomics.org/2025/10/15/t...
Art of the Deal!
October 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Art of the Deal!
"On the consumer side, monopoly control over platforms and interfaces allows a single firm to decide what products appear first, which content is amplified, or which services are accessible at all."
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The Algorithms That Dictate Our Lives Are Not Neutral
Algorithms are not apolitical tools that simply improve efficiency in online transactions or workplace coordination. They are instruments of control and should be regulated like other tools of control...
jacobin.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"On the consumer side, monopoly control over platforms and interfaces allows a single firm to decide what products appear first, which content is amplified, or which services are accessible at all."
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jacobin.com/2025/10/algo...
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🧵When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, 80% of the city flooded, trapping over 100,000 residents. But not everyone was equally affected.
September 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🧵When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, 80% of the city flooded, trapping over 100,000 residents. But not everyone was equally affected.
"That law changed strict bright-line media ownership rules that prohibited acquisitions of local stations by chains and moved them to a discretionary system where regulators could approve such acquisitions"
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The Origins Of Kimmelgate
A 1996 law from a Democratic president created Donald Trump’s censorship machine by consolidating media, broadband, and tech firms. We can stop it.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"That law changed strict bright-line media ownership rules that prohibited acquisitions of local stations by chains and moved them to a discretionary system where regulators could approve such acquisitions"
www.levernews.com/the-origins-...
www.levernews.com/the-origins-...
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So far in our series on Hurricane Katrina, we’ve explored how the storm wasn’t just a natural disaster — it revealed decades of inequality, government neglect, and opportunistic profiteering.
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/hurricane-...
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/hurricane-...
Hurricane Katrina at 20: What The Storm Revealed About America
An introduction to our series on Hurricane Katrina that will explore how racial inequality, environmental neglect, and neoliberal policies shaped the disaster and its aftermath in New Orleans.
populareducationblog.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
So far in our series on Hurricane Katrina, we’ve explored how the storm wasn’t just a natural disaster — it revealed decades of inequality, government neglect, and opportunistic profiteering.
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/hurricane-...
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/hurricane-...
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"Race, poverty, and limited access to automobiles were key factors that left Black residents disproportionately vulnerable, especially in low-lying neighborhoods where evacuation was nearly impossible."
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/demographi...
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/demographi...
Demographic Disparities: Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina demonstrated that structural inequalities, rather than nature alone, dictated vulnerability, evacuation, and post-storm recovery
populareducationblog.substack.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Race, poverty, and limited access to automobiles were key factors that left Black residents disproportionately vulnerable, especially in low-lying neighborhoods where evacuation was nearly impossible."
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/demographi...
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/demographi...
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"New Orleans was constructed and expanded in accordance with economic initiatives that were designed to increase trade and industrial production at the expense of environmental degradation."
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New Orleans: Geography, Growth, & Environmental Risk
The growth of New Orleans reveals how strategic geography encouraged expansion despite inherent environmental risks.
populareducationblog.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"New Orleans was constructed and expanded in accordance with economic initiatives that were designed to increase trade and industrial production at the expense of environmental degradation."
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populareducationblog.substack.com/p/new-orlean...
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"Despite advanced knowledge of New Orleans susceptibility to a potential major Hurricane, decades of disinvestment and neglect resulted in an unprepared bureaucracy incapable of delivering humanitarian aid in the moment of crisis."
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/hurricane-...
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/hurricane-...
Hurricane Katrina at 20: What The Storm Revealed About America
An introduction to our series on Hurricane Katrina that will explore how racial inequality, environmental neglect, and neoliberal policies shaped the disaster and its aftermath in New Orleans.
populareducationblog.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"Despite advanced knowledge of New Orleans susceptibility to a potential major Hurricane, decades of disinvestment and neglect resulted in an unprepared bureaucracy incapable of delivering humanitarian aid in the moment of crisis."
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/hurricane-...
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/hurricane-...