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The Personal Side Of Disaster Capitalism, Susan Waltz
The Personal Side Of Disaster Capitalism, Susan Waltz
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Two weeks ago a tornado ripped through my small hometown in rural Michigan (population 3,500), unexpectedly providing fresh perspective on the phenomenon Naomi Klein has called “Disaster Capitalism.” While I was writing this commentary, work crews were out with chainsaws and chippers, cutting up the remains of fallen trees and clearing mountains of debris from roads and sidewalks.