Naomi Klein | Change Everything or Face a Global Katrina
Naomi Klein, The Leap
Klein writes: "Today I am posting, for the first time, the entire section on Hurricane Katrina from my last book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Rereading the chapter 10 years after the events transpired, I am struck most by this fact: the same military equipment and contractors used against New Orleans' Black residents have since been used to militarize police across the United States, contributing to the epidemic of murders of unarmed Black men and women. That is one way in which the Disaster Capitalism Complex perpetuates itself and protects its lucrative market."
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Naomi Klein, The Leap
Klein writes: "Today I am posting, for the first time, the entire section on Hurricane Katrina from my last book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Rereading the chapter 10 years after the events transpired, I am struck most by this fact: the same military equipment and contractors used against New Orleans' Black residents have since been used to militarize police across the United States, contributing to the epidemic of murders of unarmed Black men and women. That is one way in which the Disaster Capitalism Complex perpetuates itself and protects its lucrative market."
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When the Bank Robs You: Wells Fargo Contractors Allegedly Stole Family Heirlooms Rescued From Nazis
David Dayen, The Intercept
Dayen writes: "The few remaining defenders of the Obama administration's failure to prosecute the executives who helped cause the 2008 financial crisis argue that the bankers' actions were unethical but not criminal."
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David Dayen, The Intercept
Dayen writes: "The few remaining defenders of the Obama administration's failure to prosecute the executives who helped cause the 2008 financial crisis argue that the bankers' actions were unethical but not criminal."
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Tim DeChristopher | A Lesson From Katrina
Tim DeChristopher, Tim DeChristopher's Blog
DeChristopher writes: "Given that poor people and people of color disproportionately suffer the impacts of the climate crisis, it was a picture that is likely to continue to accurately reflect the human face of climate change."
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Tim DeChristopher, Tim DeChristopher's Blog
DeChristopher writes: "Given that poor people and people of color disproportionately suffer the impacts of the climate crisis, it was a picture that is likely to continue to accurately reflect the human face of climate change."
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West Point Professor Calls on US Military to Target Legal Critics of War on Terror
Spencer Ackerman, Guardian UK
Ackerman writes: "US military academy official William Bradford argues that attacks on scholars' home offices and media outlets - along with Islamic holy sites - are legitimate."
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Spencer Ackerman, Guardian UK
Ackerman writes: "US military academy official William Bradford argues that attacks on scholars' home offices and media outlets - along with Islamic holy sites - are legitimate."
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'I Have Become a Body Without a Soul': 13 Years Detained in Guantanamo
Padriss Kebriaei, Guardian UK
Kebriaei writes: "It's been four years since the Obama administration promised to review indefinite detentions. For my client there, it's been one long nightmare."
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Padriss Kebriaei, Guardian UK
Kebriaei writes: "It's been four years since the Obama administration promised to review indefinite detentions. For my client there, it's been one long nightmare."
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Al Jazeera Journalists Sentenced to Three Years in Jail by Egyptian Court
Al Jazeera America
Excerpt: "Jailing of Baher Mohamed, Mohamed Fahmy, and Peter Greste a 'death knell for freedom of expression,' says Amnesty."
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Al Jazeera America
Excerpt: "Jailing of Baher Mohamed, Mohamed Fahmy, and Peter Greste a 'death knell for freedom of expression,' says Amnesty."
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New Report Highlights Koch Brothers' Role in Hurricane Katrina Damage
Marina Fang, Reader Supported News
Fang writes: "Groups backed by the conservative billionaires helped to worsen the impact of the storm and hinder the recovery process."
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Marina Fang, Reader Supported News
Fang writes: "Groups backed by the conservative billionaires helped to worsen the impact of the storm and hinder the recovery process."
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