My latest investigation is a joint piece for Declassified Australia and Declassified UK on the rush to exploit Afghan resources (mostly since 9/11): The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August last year has caused the country to implode. It was already on life support after more than 40 years of war but the swift removal…
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The enduring legacy of disaster capitalism in its many forms
The stubbornness of disaster capitalism is legendary. I recently spoke to the New York-based podcast series News Beat on the war in Afghanistan and how many people made a fortune during the 20-year US occupation. The show has done a follow-up episode just on disaster capitalism and in it I discuss mining, Blackwater founder Erik…
Arabic edition of Disaster Capitalism soars across Arab world
Back in late 2019, the Arabic edition of my book, Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe, was released. Now, two years later, the sales figures are in and they’re remarkable. The publisher has just sent the sales figures. The print run was 43,000 and it’s sold more than 37,000 copies in a range…
Preparing for disasters shouldn’t be about making $
Disaster preparedness kits are a big thing now that climate change is causing increasing environmental chaos. Some companies like Judy are aiming to capitalize on this development, thanks to celebrity endorsements, but don’t even mention climate change on its website or any details about its supply chain ie. is it ethical, not made by slave labour…
What disaster capitalism tells us about Bougainville
I’ve investigated the dark realities in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea in my Disaster Capitalism book and film. A new report, published in the Pacific Journalism Review by Wendy Bacon and Nicole Gooch, examines this fact (and I was interviewed about my work on Bougainville, independent journalism and disaster capitalism): This article focuses on the making…
The Jist podcast interview on disaster capitalism and privatised immigration
In many ways, it’s a sad reality that my book, Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe, continues to be deeply relevant (especially during this Covid-19 year). I discussed these issues, along with privatised immigration, on the UK-based The Jist podcast:
Disaster capitalism in the age of Covid-19
My 2018 film, Disaster Capitalism, investigates the reality of privatised forces in Afghanistan, Haiti and Papua New Guinea. Last week, the film’s co-producers, Media Stockade, hosted me in a public conversation/Q&A about the film, my book of the same name and how disaster capitalists are exploiting the current Covid-19 moment:
Disaster Capitalism film now on Vimeo
My 2018 documentary, Disaster Capitalism, continues to resonate. I’ll be speaking about its ongoing importance, and how disaster capitalism is surging during Covid-19, at an online event on 3 September. The film is already available on multiple streaming platforms and can now be rented and bought on Vimeo: Disaster Capitalism from Media Stockade on Vimeo.
Covid-19 welcomes disaster capitalists
I recently spoke at Virtual Progress 2020, a conference on civil rights and progressive politics. I talked about disaster capitalism. I was then interviewed by Australian outlet Right Now about these issues. Sarah Joseph conducted the interview: Antony Loewenstein has spent the past decade following corporations around the world, examining how they cash in on…
Making money from emergency healthcare
I’ve spent 10+ years investigating the issue of disaster capitalism around the world. Here’s my latest story, published in Australia’s major outlet The Saturday Paper, on the company Aspen Medical, its role during the Covid-19 pandemic and highly profitable contracts around the world. Aspen Medical’s Covid-19 contracts | The Saturday Paper