Book Review: Apocalypse Drift by Joe Nobody
You might even pick up a few valuable survival tips!
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.
It is the oligarchy, much as it was before, only now without any semblance of secrecy or shame.
Mainstream media outlets have lent credence to conservative think tanks funded by big polluters who have organized a concerted disinformation campaign for years to propagate climate change denial and skepticism
Just think, if tomorrow we were to give up our dependence on fossil fuels and turn to 100% renewable energy, most of these problems would disappear. There would be no point in sending our troops to kill and be killed in the Middle East.
In all of my reporting on the deception of the US media, I can honestly say that I’ve never been as disgusted with them as I am today. John Laurits writes about the US media’s “reporting” on Standing Rock & the new corporate police-state… #NoDAPL