Welcome to America in 2021. Hospitals are overwhelmed and health officials recognize the need for decentralized, smaller facilities in underserved neighborhoods. In Texas, millions of people suffered through darkness and cold for days , without drinking water, after massive power outages crippled the state. ADVERTISEMENT School officials park school buses with wi-fi equipment in large parking lots so that students who don’t have broadband at home can download their assignments. Public transit agencies, vital to the low-wage, essential workers who have been the backbone of our economy during the pandemic, struggle to survive and provide a safe environment for riders. Coastal cities such as Miami , Houston and New York are drawing up plans for walls, gates and pumps to protect against rising sea levels and more violent storms. Renewable energy providers are struggling to finance the transformation of electric generation programs away from fossil fuels. The list goes on and on. Some of these disruptions are mere inconveniences. Others are matters of life and death . Some are the direct result of the coronavirus pandemic and the inequities it has revealed. Others are caused by deep divisions in our society and inattention to major issues such as climate change…. Read full this story
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