by Ben Smilowitz August 18, 2026 In the U.S., the number of billion-dollar disasters is increasing each year. Wildfires, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and extreme weather events are hitting communities with increasing frequency… Read More
In The Newsby Ben Smilowitz, opinion contributor – Published in The Hill on 03/24/26 12:00 PM ET In the U.S., the number of billion-dollar disasters is increasing each year. Wildfires, hurricanes, floods and extreme… Read More
In The NewsAZ’s congressional delegation should step up and show support for FEMA Arizona’s congressional representatives have to step up for the state and support FEMA funding. Our lives may depend on… Read More
In The NewsTrump’s cuts will cost Lives and strain the state budget The Gazette Feb 8, 2026 Guest Column | Ben Smilowitz In August 2020, a powerful derecho tore across Iowa with hurricane-force winds,… Read More
In The NewsBy Ben Smilowitz Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article314337294.html#storylink=cpy Last August, Hurricane Erin raced along the Outer Banks flooding roadways and communities. In 2024, Tropical Storm Helene surged along the Appalachian mountains,… Read More
In The News Cuts, FEMA, Helene, hurricane, NCYour Voice Congress must stop Trump’s rollback of lifesaving flood protections Scrapping these rules will cost Texans dearly in lives, homes and higher taxes By Ben Smilowitz, Guest columnist Aug… Read More
In The NewsOpinion, The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/opinion/us-foreign-aid.html It’s Time to Reimagine Foreign Aid March 19, 2025 By Farah Stockman Ms. Stockman is a member of the editorial board. For more than two decades,… Read More
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In The NewsBy Drew Lindsay Chronicle of Philanthropy https://www.philanthropy.com/article/turkey-syria-earthquake-hits-a-region-in-crisis-u-s-donors-have-long-neglected-will-that-change February 16, 2023 If U.S. donors step in to help the long-term recovery from last week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria, they will invest… Read More
In The NewsBy Ben Smilowitz Chronicle of Philanthropy October 5, 2022 In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, a familiar narrative is already taking shape. It goes like this: A major disaster sparks a… Read More
In The News Ben Smilowitz, Chronicle of Philanthropy, DAP, disaster philanthropy, hurricane, localization, Op-Ed, smilowitzWhy wouldn’t we create a 9/11 style COVID commission? By Ben Smilowitz, opinion contributor — 09/12/21 05:00 PM EDT The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the… Read More
In The NewsHosted by: KBOO News Team, Althea Billings Produced by: KBOO Program: Evening News, News In Depth Air date: Thu, 01/28/2021 – 5:30pm to 5:45pm The United States’ approach to tackling… Read More
In The NewsBY BEN SMILOWITZ, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 05/14/20 08:30 AM EDT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL Now that a COVID-19 vaccine… Read More
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