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In light of water recently being traded on Wall Street as a commodity, we talk about the privatization of Bolivia's water in the late 90s/early 2000s, more specifically the Cochabamba Water War. The Bechtel Corporation literally charged people for the rain water.

(Seoul's remarkably high air pollution on 12/11/2020 was making us feel like shit during this one.)

General Recommendations

• JD's Recommendation: Porridge Radio,\\xa0Every Bad
• JNM's Recommendations: 1) Burning & 2) Demand your Representatives withhold their vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House unless she brings Medicare for All to the floor for a vote

Further Reading, Viewing, Listening

• Timeline: The Cochabamba Water Revolt
• Cochabamba Water Wars
• As water becomes more scarce, new futures trade provides buffer
• Let\\u2019s use our leverage to force vote on Medicare for All

Locationless Locations

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• Heat Death of the Universe - @heatdeathpod
• JD Newland - @jdnewland
• Joshua Nomen-Mutatio - @ImbalancingAct
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