Naomi Klein

Hurricane Maria Devastates Puerto Rico, Exposing Infrastructure Collapse While McKinsey Continues Advising on Privatization and Austerity

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Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, knocking out the entire electrical grid, leaving thousands without shelter, and causing thousands of deaths directly or indirectly—exposing catastrophic infrastructure failures resulting from decades of austerity and debt service …

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