033 - Bolivian Water Wars

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 RecommendationsJD's Recommendation: Porridge Radio, Every BadJNM'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 voteFurther Reading, Viewing, ListeningTimeline: The Cochabamba Water RevoltCochabamba Water WarsAs water becomes more scarce, new futures trade provides bufferLet’s use our leverage to force vote on Medicare for AllLocationless LocationsEvery show-related link is corralled and available here.Heat Death of the Universe - @heatdeathpodJD Newland - @jdnewlandJoshua Nomen-Mutatio - @ImbalancingActPlease send all Letters of Derision, Indifference, Inquiry, Mild Elation, et cetera to: [email protected] us Fan MailSupport the showSupport: patreon / buzzsprout