Last summer, in the lull of the August media doze, the Bush Administration’s doctrine of preventive war took a major leap forward. On August 5, 2004, the White House created the Office of the ...
Disaster capitalism arises when private interests and market logics exploit the aftermath of hurricanes, earthquakes and other extreme events in the Caribbean, deepening existing inequalities.
On a Hawaiian tourist brochure, fire and water are selling points for a volcanic paradise where lava flows and waterfalls mist. But with hundreds still unaccounted for in the cremated heart of Lahaina ...
January 12th is one of the most important days of the year. That’s right, it’s the birthday of Jeff Bezos. While ingrates mark the milestone by insolently asking the entrepreneur to stop union-busting ...
It’s been one year since the Eaton Fire destroyed thousands of homes in the historically Black neighborhood of Altadena. Ever since, community leaders have been working to ensure recovery doesn’t mean ...
In December of 2015, the Obama administration, led by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, announced that it was going to do a “Moonshot for Water.” The press release and media reports around the ...
An aerial view of the Norfolk-Pacific derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. (Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...
Naomi Klein is author of one of the most fascinating pieces I've ever read, "Baghdad Year Zero," in which she talked about her theory of "shock doctrine" and the rise of "disaster capitalism," which ...
Disasters have always happened and always will. Sad, but true. Since they cannot be entirely avoided, the focus should be on whether a particular economic and political system exacerbates or creates ...