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disaster capitalism
September 15, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
The Era of Disaster Militiaism in America
The vigilantes running wildfire checkpoints in Oregon are the latest right-wing militants to take advantage of a crisis.
May 4, 2020
MagazineKimberlé Williams Crenshaw
When Blackness Is a Preexisting Condition
How modern disaster relief has hurt African American communities

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