Battle For Paradise

Klein, Naomi

| 2018

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Fearless necessary reporting... Klein exposes the ';battle of utopias' that is currently unfolding in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico' (Junot Daz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) ';We are in a fight for our lives. Hurricanes Irma and Mara unmasked the colonialism we face in Puerto Rico, and the inequality it fosters, creating a fierce humanitarian crisis. Now we must find a path forward to equality and sustainability, a path driven by communities, not investors. And this book explains, with careful and unbiased reporting, only the efforts of our community activists can answer the paramount question: What type of society do we want to become and who is Puerto Rico for?' Carmen Yuln Cruz, Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico In the rubble of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans and ultrarich ';Puertopians' are locked in a pitched struggle over how to remake the island. In this vital and startling...

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