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08/31/2017: How crowdfunding is changing disaster relief

Hurricane Harvey has caused up to $190 billion in damage, according to some estimates. That would make it the costliest natural disaster in the country's history. Diane Swonk, CEO of DS Economics, joins us to talk about Harvey's economic impact and how cleanup could affect the country's GDP. Afterwards, we'll chat with analyst Pavel Molchanov about the state of the United States' fuel infrastructure, and then look at how crowdfunding has changed disaster relief.

Hurricane Harvey has caused up to $190 billion in damage, according to some estimates. That would make it the costliest natural disaster in the country’s history. Diane Swonk, the CEO of DS Economics, joins us to talk about how cleanup could affect the country’s GDP. Afterwards, we’ll chat with analyst Pavel Molchanov about the state of the United States’ fuel infrastructure, and then look at how crowdfunding has changed disaster relief.

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