Undone by Neoliberalism

August 31, 2006 | This article appeared in the September 18, 2006 edition of The Nation.

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Before the storm, neoliberalism shaped the social and economic
inequities of New Orleans; after Hurricane Katrina, it worsened them
by making government the tool of corporations and investors.

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Adolph Reed Jr.

Adolph Reed Jr. is a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania.

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