UAE newspaper The National interviewed me about my book Disaster Capitalism, especially the privatised military adventure in Afghanistan and failed aid in Haiti:
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Where is all the US aid money in Afghanistan?
My investigative feature in UAE newspaper The National… (PDFs of the stunning looking feature… DC.front… and… DC.spread): The human cost of the Afghan war has been devastating. The United Nations estimates that at least 20,000 Afghan civilians have been killed since 2001 and violence is worsening across the country. United States president Barack Obama, fearing an Iraq-style state collapse…
US radio show Majority Report interview on Disaster Capitalism
Last week I was interviewed from Berlin by the US radio program Majority Report with Sam Seder. We discussed my book, Disaster Capitalism, Haiti, the Clinton Foundation and Australia’s brutal refugee policies.
Le Monde Diplomatique positively reviews Disaster Capitalism
The leading French newspaper Le Monde Diplomatique has published a strong review of my book, Disaster Capitalism… (PDF here:… LoewensteinDisasterCapmLMD216): Les catastrophes n’ont pas le même sens pour tout le monde. Antony Loewenstein s’intéresse ici à tous ceux qui… …«… profitent des désastres… …»… — le tremblement de terre de… 2010 en Haïti, par exemple — pour privatiser, déréguler et faire fructifier…
Shadowproof interview on Disaster Capitalism
Late last year I was interviewed by US website Shadowproof about my book, Disaster Capitalism. It was a live conversation with any number of subscribers tuning in from across the world:
US Minnesota radio interview about natural resources in Afghanistan
This month I have a feature in The Nation magazine about the failed mining industry in Afghanistan, a key theme of my film-in-progress, Disaster Capitalism. I was interviewed today by US Minnesota radio about my research on the subject and the troubles facing the country:
The Laura Flanders TV show on Disaster Capitalism
During my recent New York book tour for Disaster Capitalism, I recorded an interview on The Laura Flanders TV show. It’s airing this week on TV channels around the world:
US magazine Pop Matters reviews Disaster Capitalism
US website Pop Matters reviews my book, Disaster Capitalism; the reviewer is James Orbesen: An anecdote: as a resident of Chicago, I often use public transit. Although the system is in no way perfect, it is popular, extensive, and runs (mostly) on time, which is quite a feat in itself. In August 2013, the fare…
What's happening to Afghanistan's natural resources
My investigative feature in The Nation: Before its failed occupation of Afghanistan, the Soviet Union discovered that the country was rich in natural resources. In the 1980s, Soviet mining experts drafted maps and collected data that would lay dormant in the Afghan Geological Survey in Kabul until the rise of the Taliban. These charts documented…
Ireland's Newstalk radio interview on Disaster Capitalism
I was interviewed by Ireland’s Newstalk radio about my book, Disaster Capitalism: