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1100 Playwright Interviews A Sean Abley Rob Ackerman E.E. Adams Johnna Adams Liz Duffy Adams Tony Adams David Adjmi Keith Josef Adkins Nicc...

Dec 12, 2007

from daisey

http://www.mikedaisey.com/2007/12/katrina-911-and-disaster-capitalism.sht

". . .disasters -- unnatural ones like military coups (Pinochet's
Chile) and war (Iraq) as well as natural ones (the Asian tsunami and
Hurricane Katrina) -- allow governments and multinationals to take
advantage of citizen shock and swiftly impose corporate-friendly
policies. The result: a wealthier elite and more-beleaguered middle
and lower classes."

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