Naomi Klein: how power profits from disaster

The long read: After a crisis, private contractors move in and suck up funding for work done badly, if at all – then those billions get cut from government budgets. Like Grenfell Tower, Hurricane Katrina revealed a disdain for the poor

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/06/naomi-klein-how-power-profits-from-disaster
Naomi Klein: how power profits from disaster

How power profits from disaster

Nearly one year after Hurricane Maria devastated communities across the island, protests against disaster capitalism privatization continue.

Published on

Jul 5, 2018

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the Guardian




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