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The 'Disaster Capitalism' Threat After Maui’s Wildfires
Published 2 years, 10 months ago
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A multibillion-dollar recovery effort is underway in Hawaii following the deadliest fire in the U.S. in over a century.
On Today's Show:
Kaniela Ing, a seventh-generation indigenous Hawaiian from Maui and the national director of climate justice organization Green New Deal Network, discusses how residents now worry that wealthy outsiders will stand to make a profit, and Alana Casanova-Burgess, co-creator, host and producer of the podcast La Brega, from WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios, explains what Hawaii can learn from Puerto Rico’s recovery after Hurricane Maria.