Amy Goodman
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Puerto Rico, “Playground for the Privileged”: Investors Move In as Homes Foreclose & Schools Close
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June 6, 2018
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17:14Now PlayingWhile healthcare, the public school system and infrastructure in Puerto Rico are flailing nine months after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, wealthy investors have descended on the island to turn a profit. We speak with Naomi Klein, author, journalist and a senior correspondent for The Intercept. Her new book is titled “The Battle for ParadisePuerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists.” We also speak with Katia AvilésVázquez, a Puerto Rican environmental activist and member of Organización Boricuá de Agricultura Ecológica, and Elizabeth Yeampierre, executive director of UPROSE and cochair of the Climate Justice Alliance.
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