Sandy hits poor hardest of all

Sandy hits poor hardest of all | Grist

grist.org 01 Nov '12, 11pm

Sandy hits poor hardest of all

Along the Eastern seaboard, Sandy devastated the rich and poor alike. But they’ve not been equally equipped to deal with that devastation. SandyRelief In economically stratified New York City, some had the luxury of making sure their loved ones were comfortable and their homes as protected as possible, while others had to keep on earning a much-needed paycheck despite the rising waters. From David Rohde in The Atlantic : Divides between the rich and the poor are nothing new in New York, but the storm brought them vividly to the surface. There were residents like me who could invest all of their time and energy into protecting their families. And there were New Yorkers who could not. Those with a car could flee. Those with wealth could move into a hotel. Those with steady jobs could decline to come into work. But the city’s cooks, doormen, maintenance men, taxi drivers and ...

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@MelindaRooke » 05 Nov '12, 2pm
MT @wenstephenson: #climate movement is a justice movement @grist: Sandy hits poor hardest [link] via @ChristopherNFox
@ChristopherNFox » 05 Nov '12, 12pm
MT @wenstephenson: reminder that the #climate movement is a justice movement @grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@spinstergirl » 05 Nov '12, 5am
“@grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]” same can be said for Haiti
@jessicallee » 05 Nov '12, 4am
Is anyone surprised? "Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]" via @grist
@Contesta_Terre » 05 Nov '12, 12am
Sandy a d'abord frappé les plus pauvres via @grist #fb #sandy [link]
@wenstephenson » 05 Nov '12, 12am
Read this. Stark reminder why the climate movement is a justice movement. “@grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]”
@quick13 » 05 Nov '12, 12am
Rich whose million dollar homes & yachts destroyed may not agree RT @grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@rkeil » 05 Nov '12, 12am
I am shocked! Who would have thunk? RT "@grist Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link] (no cynicism intended)
@nickmanes1 » 05 Nov '12, 12am
Didn't see that coming RT @grist Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@Randsthekeebler » 04 Nov '12, 2am
“@savechihuahuas: Sandy hits poor hardest [link] Hurricane Sandy hit low-income [link]” Coney Island Needs HELP
@RideTHISbike » 03 Nov '12, 9pm
Like all disasters, Sandy hits poor hardest of all. [link]
@small_affair » 03 Nov '12, 8am
RT @benking01: RT @350 Can't say it enough: Sandy hits poor hardest of all. [link] Thanks @susie_c, @grist. #OccupySandy
@SmashEsquire » 03 Nov '12, 1am
RT @lifeisourcause: @grist says "It’s global warming, stupid” is of no comfort to low-income folks w/o generators/hotels/paychecks. [link] #sandy
@lifeisourcause » 03 Nov '12, 12am
@grist says "It’s global warming, stupid” is of no comfort to low-income folks w/o generators/hotels/paychecks. [link] #sandy
@DonSutherland » 02 Nov '12, 11pm
"@350: Can't say it enough: Sandy hits poor hardest of all. [link] Thanks @susie_c, @grist. #OccupySandy" #ausunions
@AngelaNull » 02 Nov '12, 11pm
#HurricaneSandy financially hits lower class hard and will impact election results - many losing the luxury to vote. [link]
@WisconsinIPL » 02 Nov '12, 11pm
Hurricane Sandy hits poor hardest of all. [link]
@KendraWrites » 02 Nov '12, 11pm
Stated more elegantly than I did last night MT @350 Sandy hits poor hardest of all. [link] @susie_c @grist. #OccupySandy
@Castoutgoback » 02 Nov '12, 11pm
Sandy hits poor hardest of all | Grist [link] But some media gives main spin to it as 'great leveler'
@I_Am_Hope » 02 Nov '12, 11pm
RT @350: Can't say it enough: Sandy hits poor hardest of all. [link] Thanks @susie_c, @grist. #OccupySandy
@350 » 02 Nov '12, 11pm
Can't say it enough: Sandy hits poor hardest of all. [link] Thanks @susie_c, @grist. #OccupySandy
@life_lite » 02 Nov '12, 10pm
We need to back up the truck @ThomasMilne Everything hits poor hardest RT @grist Sandy hits poor hardest [link] #socialjustice
@StarkidJenjen » 02 Nov '12, 9pm
And for the least surprising tweet of the day... “@grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]”
@forthefatlady » 02 Nov '12, 7pm
#Sandy has hit the poor hardest of all. @grist article by @susie_c [link] #inequality #uspoli
@ThomasMilne » 02 Nov '12, 4pm
Everything hits poor hardest. RT @grist Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@Deidramayfair » 02 Nov '12, 4pm
RT @DjLeaky: “@grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]” Yet it's the RICH who BITCH and complain the loudest. Humble yourselves people
@EnticeMeBaby » 02 Nov '12, 4pm
Bloomberg, you didn't want Obama 2 come 2 your city but ur not getting help 2 the poor.->Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@Vegetarian_erin » 02 Nov '12, 3pm
RT @BetteMidler: RT @grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@DjLeaky » 02 Nov '12, 3pm
“@grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]” Yet it's the RICH who BITCH and complain the loudest. Humble yourselves people
@Matthew4300 » 02 Nov '12, 3pm
critical reading --> RT @susie_c: ICYMI, Sandy hits the poor hardest (& this is just the start, really). Me for @Grist. [link]
@susie_c » 02 Nov '12, 3pm
ICYMI, Sandy hits the poor hardest (& this is just the start, really). Me for @Grist. [link]
@JamesWRI » 02 Nov '12, 1pm
RT @benhecht: A story somewhat buried in all the misery. @grist Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@benhecht » 02 Nov '12, 1pm
A story somewhat buried in all the misery. @grist Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@gallagher3 » 02 Nov '12, 1pm
RT @grist: "Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]" @kitschqueen
@sarma » 02 Nov '12, 12pm
RT @emilyeats: In NYC: "Twenty-one percent of the city is in poverty" >> RT @sarma: RT @grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@emilyeats » 02 Nov '12, 12pm
In NYC: "Twenty-one percent of the city is in poverty" >> RT @sarma: RT @grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@lady_dandelion » 02 Nov '12, 12pm
Sad logic. RT @grist Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@aksvi » 02 Nov '12, 12pm
Its the same in every natural disaster... "@grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]"
@Yoshiyahu262 » 02 Nov '12, 5am
RT @mtracey: I offered some thoughts on the situation in NJ RT @grist Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@mtracey » 02 Nov '12, 5am
I offered some thoughts on the situation in NJ RT @grist Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@emerald150 » 02 Nov '12, 4am
True of all disasters. RT @grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@ideas4thefuture » 02 Nov '12, 3am
Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link] via @zite
@4thAnon » 02 Nov '12, 3am
RT @buell003: #Sandy has hit the poor hardest: [link] via @susie_c: @AnonMedics @Mike_Peaked @SeerLen @OpMediaEngaged @AnonNewsMedics | #OWS
@buell003 » 02 Nov '12, 3am
#Sandy has hit the poor hardest: [link] via @susie_c: @AnonMedics @Mike_Peaked @SeerLen @OpMediaEngaged @AnonNewsMedics | #OWS
@doortje » 02 Nov '12, 12am
What's new: RT @grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@blueduck37 » 02 Nov '12, 12am
RT @drgrist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]
@Sancti_purist » 02 Nov '12, 12am
“@grist: Sandy hits poor hardest of all [link]” And please remember Haiti.
@bardalena » 01 Nov '12, 11pm
If only #climatechange affected the middle class as much as it affects the poor, then we could talk about it. [link]
@exileinflyville » 01 Nov '12, 11pm
The last two paragraphs of this piece by @susie_c are why I have spent the day feeling a lot of impotent rage: [link] #Sandy
@thatssochanning » 01 Nov '12, 11pm
RT @susie_c: Sandy has hit the poor hardest of all. Me for @grist. [link]