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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryAfter Typhoon Haiyan: The true face of the capitalist state Diemer, Ulli Article 2013 In times of disaster, the capitalist state shows its true face. In the Philippines, in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, thousands are dead, bodies lie uncollected in the streets, tens of thousands of ... Anger over China's Deadly Workplaces after Warehouse Explosion Lin, Kevin Article 2015 A series of chemical explosions on August 12, 2015 at a warehouse in the northern city of Tianjin is shining a spotlight on dangerous workplace conditions and precarious employment relations in China. Bhopal: The Inside Story: Carbide Workers Speak Out on the World's Worst Industrial Disaster  Chouhan, T.R. et al Book 1994 An account of the disaster in Bhopal, India. Bhopal's Fight for Memory Abraham, Sara Article 2015 In December, 1984, unknown poisonous gases burst out from a Union Carbide pesticide plant located in a vicinity of the city of Bhopal in central India. The plant, scheduled for possible closure, was u... Commemorating France's Worst Mining Tragedy: 1099 Workers Perished to Profit the Bosses Bredoux, Lenaig; Bolland, Patrick (Tr.) Article 2006 A mining catastrophe in northern France on March 10, 1906, is remembered with a number of commemorative ceremonies. Courrieres Mine Disaster 1906 Article 2018 The devastating mine disaster in 1906 that killed over 1,000 workers in Courrieres, France, is remembered. Fighting for climate justice Hearse, Phil Article 2017 Climate change is a key factor in oppression of the poor worldwide. Fire in the dark: the astonishing story of the Courrieres mine disaster Munger, Sean Article 2014 One hundred and eight years ago today, on March 10, 1906, an explosion and fire occurred deep underground in a coal mine owned by the Courrières mining company underneath the village of Billy-Montigny... The Hillcrest Mine Disaster Venzi, Ron Article The worst coal mining disaster in Canada occurred in Hillcrest, Alberta, on Friday June 19, 1914. A total of 189 men died. 130 women were widowed and 400 children left fatherless. Humanity Imperiled: The Path To Disaster Chomsky, Noam Article 2013 For the first time in the history of the human species, we have clearly developed the capacity to destroy ourselves. That's been true since 1945. It's now being finally recognized that there are more ... Hurricane Mitch and Disaster Relief: The Politics of Catastrophe Schenk, Anne Article 1999 THE LEVEL OF destruction wrought by Hurricane Mitch is hard to overstate. While there is no way to know exactly how many lives were affected by the category-five hurricane that devastated the region b... Only one bear in a hundred bites, but they don't come in order Bossin, Bob Videotape 2017 Bob Bossin talked about oil tanks in a Youtube video Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 19, 2015: Utopia Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Utopian visions, be they practical or not, free our imaginations, if only for a little while, from the daily grind of struggle and worry, and allow us to dream about the kind of world we would hope to... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 17, 2017: Collective Memory and Cultural Amnesia Diemer, Ulli Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Our society is obsessed with the short-term present. It devalues memory and the past. But there are those who do remember, and who work to preserve and share our collective memory. But they have to co... A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster Solnit, Rebecca Book 2010 The most startling thing about disasters, according to Rebecca Solnit, is not merely that so many people rise to the occasion, but that they do so with joy. That joy reveals an ordinarily unmet yearni... The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Klein, Naomi Book 2007 Klein chronicles free-market disasters of recent years and advances a theory that we are living in the age of 'disaster capitalism'. "Solidarity, Not Charity" - Revolution in the Ninth Ward Moore, Beth Article 2006 In New Orleans, the people have stopped being patient with false choices. They have stopped trusting in politicians who represent only themselves and their contributors. They have chosen the common go... Unpacking for a Disaster: What You Need to Survive the Unexpected Solnit, Rebecca Article 2011 In crises, for some authorities, the media, and many outside observers, civilization tends to consist mainly of property relations, and so they pay more attention to whether someone’s taking crackers ... The Uses of an Earthquake Cleaver, Harry Article 1987 The people of Tepito have proven themselves far more capable than the government both of responding to the dangers and of seizing the opportunities created by the earthquake. The earthquake crisis has... The War of the World: Easy Chair Solnit, Rebecca Article 2015 Solnit reflects on the environmental destruction that the world has been experiencing since the Second World War. "We Went into the Mall and Began 'Looting'" Berkowitz, Peter Article 2005 Peter Berkowitz is a long-time Monthly Review subscriber. He was in New Orleans bringing his son Ernesto to begin his freshman year at Loyola when they were caught in the hurricane. Peter and Ernesto ... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryCatastrophes on Camera Why Media Coverage of Natural Disasters is Most So Bad Cockburn, Patrick 2010 The reporting of cataclysms or lesser disasters is often wildly misleading. Stereotyping is common: whichever the country involved, there are similar images of wrecked bridges, half-submerged houses a... List of airliner shootdown incidents Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia A chronologically ordered list meant to document instances where airliners have been brought down by gunfire or missile attacks, including wartime incidents, rather than terrorist bombings or sabotage... Mastering disaster: How to get the facts to cover humanitarian crises Williams, Margot 2013 In a midst of a humanitarian crisis like the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, information on the disaster pours to and from the media. The situation is in flux and the needs are great, and troubling frag... |
