It's hard to believe, but today it's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, a mega-event that, in hindsight, seems like a critical moment for understanding our current reality. This week Justin and I talk about Katrina as a wormhole into a dark present, as we reflect on several threads from the disaster in New Orleans, including climate capitalism, "organized abandonment," racialized brutality, human trafficking, privatized fascism, social media clout chasing, and more. Let's take a ride from Katrina to Gaza, and survey the architecture of history that bridges them.
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