Naomi Klein is author of one of the most fascinating pieces I've ever read, "Baghdad Year Zero," in which she talked about her theory of "shock doctrine" and the rise of "disaster capitalism," which ...

Disaster capitalism arises when private interests and market logics exploit the aftermath of hurricanes, earthquakes and other extreme events in the Caribbean, deepening existing inequalities.

On a Hawaiian tourist brochure, fire and water are selling points for a volcanic paradise where lava flows and waterfalls mist. But with hundreds still unaccounted for in the cremated heart of Lahaina ...

January 12th is one of the most important days of the year. That’s right, it’s the birthday of Jeff Bezos. While ingrates mark the milestone by insolently asking the entrepreneur to stop union-busting ...

It’s been one year since the Eaton Fire destroyed thousands of homes in the historically Black neighborhood of Altadena. Ever since, community leaders have been working to ensure recovery doesn’t mean ...

A pandemic — we have learned — has three phases. There is an emergency phase, when a wave of casualties threatens to overwhelm the medical system. The immediate priority at that point is to forestall ...

Disasters have always happened and always will. Sad, but true. Since they cannot be entirely avoided, the focus should be on whether a particular economic and political system exacerbates or creates ...

Chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute Yaron Brook and George Mason University professor Bryan Caplan debate the resolution, "Anarcho-capitalism would definitely be a complete disaster for humanity." ...

Yet many observers say that today’s disaster capitalism really hit its stride with Hurricane Mitch. For a week in October 1998, Mitch parked itself over Central America, swallowing villages whole and ...