“As FEMA struggles to keep up with climate disasters, extremist groups see an opportunity.”
Arizona
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When a Full-time Job Isn’t Enough
“Those days of working one job and sustaining a household on one income — those days are long gone.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
Extreme Heat Is Here, and It’s Deadly
“For many, the present is already feeling pretty dystopian.” Arizona and regions across the U.S. are seeing record-high temperatures — and the heat will only intensify. At High Country News, Jessica Kutz reports that climate fiction, Indigenous architecture, and a robot named MaRTy are a few key things that can prepare us for a hotter […]
Posted inBooks, Design, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
The Ancient Waterways of Phoenix, Arizona
To understand this sprawling desert city, you have to understand its canals, whose routes Indigenous people dug as far back as A.D. 200.
Posted inNonfiction
The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez
In the story of one Mexican-American woman’s life, we can see the whole tragic story of the US-Mexico border’s transformation from a simple chain-link fence to a humanitarian crisis.
Posted inNonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Forming Relationships with the Road: An Interview with Tom Zoellner
The right tour guide can breathe life into the most boring stretch of highway.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Burrito That Brought Enlightenment
One Tucsonan writes a love letter to the 24-hour Mexican food joint that shaped his youth.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Viewing a Desert Highway Through Someone Else’s Eyes
One Arizonan narrates the two hour drive between Phoenix and Tucson.
Posted inCulture, History, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Building Parks on Antiquities Sites Is Not OK
How the Arizona State Parks and Trails Director got fired for violating the Arizona Antiquities Act.
Posted inBusiness, Current Events, Food, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Arizona’s Aquifers Are a Laboratory of Our Dry Future
After large corporate farmers started growing nuts in one southeastern Arizona, local residents’ wells started going dry. The situation is only getting worse.