The Laura Flanders Show Episode 71951: Catastrophes, Cooperatives, and Capital

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Public Title: 
Catastrophes, Cooperatives, and Capital
Short Description: 

In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, something unexpected rose up out of the devastation in the Rockaways, worker-owned businesses. Now 6 years later, we get an update from Lorena Giron and Brendan Martin of The Working World, an organization focused on starting and sustaining cooperatives in low-income communities. We also hear from noted Marxist geographer and anthropologist, David Harvey about the perils of the "State-Finance Nexus" in the face of economic upheaval.

Episode Number: 
71951
Format: 
MPEG2
Schedule Type: 
Series
Runtime: 
28 mins
Categories
Rating: 
General Audience
Content Type: 
Community Affairs
Language: 
English
Neighborhood: 
Global
Theme: 
Environment
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