Many see Flint, Michigan as a case of unfortunate oversight where thousands were sickened and poisoned by the city’s drinking water. It was, in fact, a case of blatant racism on an environmental level, austerity and neoliberlism.
In Flint, Part 1, we looked at what happened in Flint, Michigan, and the state government measures that highly impacted the residents. We continue now with part 2, which looks at the environmental racism and economic disparities and asks whether the Green New Deal could have protected the city.
Many see Flint, Michigan as a case of unfortunate oversight where thousands were sickened and poisoned by the city’s drinking water. It was, in fact, a case of blatant racism on an environmental level, austerity and neoliberlism.
Many see Flint, Michigan as a case of unfortunate oversight where thousands were sickened and poisoned by the city’s drinking water. It was, in fact, a case of blatant racism on an environmental level, austerity and neoliberlism.
