The California Drought Is Just the Beginning of Our National Water Emergency

NATION DAILY: JULY 15, 2015 The California Drought Is Just the Beginning of Our National Water Emergency For years, Americans dismissed dire water shortages as a problem of the Global South. Now the crisis is coming home. MAUDE BARLOW Can Washington and Tehran Finally Escape Their Pathological Past? Yes, but only if they begin behaving like responsible governments instead of causes. JUAN COLE Why the Spanish Government Opposes Debt Relief for Greece Any concession to Syriza could translate into an electoral boost for Spain’s own anti-austerity party, Podemos. BÉCQUER SEGUÍN, SEBASTIAAN FABER Why Is It So Hard for Corinthian Students to Get Their Promised Debt Relief? Many former students of the disgraced diploma mill remain in a financial straitjacket, lacking the resources and legal savvy to navigate an opaque relief process. MICHELLE CHEN How Obama’s New Housing Rules Help Fight Modern-Day Segregation Armed with a better understanding of not only which neighborhoods are struggling, but why they are struggling, local officials can develop solutions for the unique problems in their areas. ANGELA GLOVER BLACKWELL Detroit Is Ground Zero in the New Fight for Water Rights As many as 25,000 families are at risk of having their water shut off. These activists are fighting back. LAURA GOTTESDIENER The Nation Magazine 33 Irving Place New York, NY 10003

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