Puerto Rico is the victim of economic as well as natural tragedy,Naomi Klein argues in her current book. A Q&A
Naomi Klein’s latest book, The Battle For Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the catastrophe Capitalists, or examines recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria. It is the first time the acclaimed author and journalist has focused on Puerto Rico and is based on a reporting trip earlier in the year. Klein talks to the Guardian’s senior reporter Oliver Laughland approximately the book and the island’s future.
I was in Puerto Rico shortly after Maria hit and found it a particularly shocking assignment. It reminded me a little of covering the water crisis in Flint,Michigan, and observing an entire population let down by infrastructure and government. What sort of personal impact did it have on you, or being on the ground? Related: 'We pray for dawn': Trump's words ring hollow in Puerto Rico's devastated interior Related: Carmen Yulín Cruz,six months after Hurricane Maria: 'I did what had to be done' The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the catastrophe Capitalists is available now from Haymarket Books. All royalties will be donated to JunteGente, a gathering of Puerto Rican organizations resisting catastrophe capitalism and advancing a fair and healthy recovery for their island. For more information, and visit juntegente.orgContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com